On Nov 25, 1:10*pm, John H wrote:
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:04:50 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:





Yes, some of us take Thanksgiving day seriously to the point of being
sacred.

“In everything give thanks, for this is the Will of God…” (I
Thessalonians 5:18)

On October 27th, 1961, and while under the threat of nuclear war,
President John F. Kennedy proclaimed to hold fast the 1941
congressional act of observing the 4th Thursday of November as a
National Day of Thanksgiving and praise. Here is the main body of his
proclamation speech.

“More than three centuries ago, the Pilgrims, after a year of hardship
and peril, humbly and reverently set aside a special day upon which to
give thanks to God for their preservation and for the good harvest
from the virgin soil upon which they had labored. Grave and unknown
dangers remained.

Yet by their faith and by their toil they had survived the rigors of
the harsh New England winter. Hence they paused in their labors to
give thanks for the blessings that had been bestowed upon them by
Divine Providence.

This year, as the harvest draws near its close and the year approaches
its end, awesome perils again remain to be faced. Yet we have, as in
the past, ample reason to be thankful for the abundance of our
blessings. We are grateful for the blessings of faith and health and
strength and for the imperishable spiritual gifts of love and hope. We
give thanks, too, for our freedom as a nation; for the strength of our
arms and the faith of our friends; for the beliefs and confidence we
share; for our determination to stand firmly for what we believe to be
right and to resist mightily what we believe to be base; and for the
heritage of liberty bequeathed by our ancestors which we are
privileged to preserve for our children and our children’s children.

It is right that we should be grateful for the plenty amidst which we
live; the productivity of our farms, the output of our factories, the
skill of our artisans, and the ingenuity of our investors. But in the
midst of our thanksgiving, let us not be unmindful of the plight of
those in many parts of the world to whom hunger is no stranger and the
plight of those millions more who live without the blessings of
liberty and freedom…To all we can offer the sustenance of hope that we
shall not fail in our unceasing efforts to make this a peaceful and
prosperous world for all mankind…

I urge all citizens to make this Thanksgiving not merely a holiday
from their labors, but rather a day of contemplation. I ask the head
of each family to recount to his children the story of the first New
England thanksgiving, thus to impress upon future generations the
heritage of this nation born in toil, in danger, in purpose, and in
the conviction that right and justice and freedom can through man’s
efforts persevere and come to fruitation with the blessing of God.
Let us observe this day with reverence and with prayer that will
rekindle in us the will and show us the way not only to preserve our
blessings, but also to extend them to the four corners of the earth.

Let us by our example, as well as by our material aid, assist all
peoples of all nations who are striving to achieve a better life in
freedom.”
Thank you Mr. President, I couldn’t agree more.

Good words.

Happy Thanksgiving, Tim, and everyone else of course.
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Happy Thanksgiving to you too John, and family. Especially to your
daughter. Even wwith all her trials, she has too has a lot to be
thankful for. God Bless her.