This upcoming Thursday is Thanksgiving -- a day
traditionally reserved by Americans to thank God for the blessings
bestowed upon us. Started by President George Washington in 1789, established as a National Holiday in 1863 by President Lincoln and
formalized as the fourth Thursday of November by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt in 1941, Americans have traditionally reserved this day in
recognition of God.
During
a time where the world seems to be forgetting our Christian legacy
and the traditions of religious freedom we have left for America, now more than ever is a time to reflect on the faith that built and sustained this great nation of ours, because it will be this sort of faith that builds America again.
When
most people think of the first Thanksgiving, they think of Plymouth
and the Pilgrims in 1621. In truth, the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Virginia at Berkeley Hundred on December 4, 1619: "Wee ordaine that the day of our ships arrival at the place assigned...and then there are the much more famous accounts of the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving at Plymouth in 1623: "They began now to gather in the small harvest they had, and to fit
It's refreshing to remember that America was built by religious men and
women such as these. While history books today rarely mention the concept of a nation giving thanks to God for the blessings of a harvest, it's important to remember that as a nation -- and not so long ago -- Americans traditionally gave thanks to God as a republic of free men and women.
...and that's something to be thankful
for. AMEN.
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Monday, November 25, 2013
Thanksgiving
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