TURKEY DAY??

 TURKEY DAY??

Tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, will be obseved in most homes in the United States and Canada as a national holiday.  The first Thanksgiving in 1621 is recorded as an event to "give thanks" for the previous year's harvest with colonists and Native Americans.  Oddly enough, turkey was not even on the menu.  There are also a few other countries like Brazil and Japan that have their own version of Thanksgiving.  

The first Americans, Native Americans, the ones to whom this land was home and originally belonged, will not be celebrating because it is an affront to them as a people. They have observed the month of November as  National Native American Heritage Month (since 1994) to acknowlege and celebrate the contributions of these first Americans to the growth an establishment of this country.

For those of us who are Believers, every day should be a day of thanksgiving to express our gratitude for all of the blessings and benefits of serving our Lord.  Psalm 116:12 in the Message Bible reads, "What can I give back to God for the blessings he's poured out on me?"  With all that has been going on in our country the last few years, perhaps we should use this time with our families to reflect on His goodness & provisions toward us and our loved ones.

Sadly, there will be homes in our own country, one of the wealthiest in the world,  where there will not be the typical tables filled with all sort of food.  There will be homeless shelters with no room to spare.  May we remember them, pray for them, and do what we can to be a blessing to them as well.

Blessings.

~CWP~

Below are links to a version of the song, "What Shall I Render".  Simply "cut" then paste the link in the YouTube search bar.

https://youtu.be/gEil6ZoLyD8                          Mississippi Mass Choir

https://youtu.be/bhZKHBIPYPA                      Tim Godfrey ft Travis Geene - Nara




 



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