Thanksgiving (religious)

by Bruce Wright

What does Thanksgiving mean to you? I hear one boy say, "It means a big dinner." I think we all agree with him. Who does not welcome and enjoy a good dinner! I hear Mary say, "Thanksgiving means a day off from school." I guess you are right too. School is not such a charming place that girls and boys are unwilling to have an occasional holiday.

Now I am going to ask some of the older people what the day means to them. There is a young woman. She is a stenographer. She says, "Thanksgiving means a day away from the office. I am at the office every day except Sunday, and I do appreciate, now and then, a day that is really my own." Yonder is a traveling salesman. What does Thanksgiving mean to you? He says, "It means a day at home. Last year I spent one hundred and sixty-nine nights away from home. I have three children. I should like to see them every day. There are times when many days pass and I do not see them. Thanksgiving week I plan to be at home."

There are others I could ask. Each has his answer. But Thanksgiving has a special meaning for us. It is the Harvest time. I have here an apple. Isn't this a beautiful apple? What color! Who mixed the paints, who handled the brush to give such color to this apple? God. He, in his infinite love and wisdom, has provided, through the unfailing laws of nature, for the growth, sweetness, coloring and beautifying of all the products of the fields. This apple is but one of many kinds of fruits.

Praise, then, is the great meaning of Thanksgiving. God, our heavenly Father, sends us every good gift. From his bountiful hand come our daily and nightly mercies. We should praise him every day. But the day for the united chorus of praise is Thanksgiving.

MEMORY VERSE, Psalm 150: 6

"Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord."

(source: A Children's Thanksgiving story - Thanksgiving (religious) - Kids Thanksgiving Stories)

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Thanksgiving Day, is a wonderful day to get together with family and friends, and even with those that have no place to go for the day. But if we do not acknowlege God and what He has done for us, not only in the past year or two (as hard as these years have been) but also for ALL He has ever done for us, we should be ashamed. From the second we come into the world, to the time we leave it, we should be thanking Him every day because if we don't, God will find someone that will. 

A Thanksgiving Prayer For the Simple Things

Thank you, God, for all your blessings to me and my family; for the strength you give me each day, and for all the people around me who make life more meaningful. Amen. 

(source: 25 Best Short Thanksgiving Prayers - Family Dinner Blessings )

Thanks for coming by today, Friends! God's richest blessings during this holiday season and beyond!