I'm glad you mentioned Thanksgiving Day, Harry.

I believe in the words of Moses when he wrote in the book of
Dueteronomy:


7 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with
streams and pools of water, with springs flowing in the valleys and
hills; 8 a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees,
pomegranates, olive oil and honey; 9 a land where bread will not be
scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and
you can dig copper out of the hills.

10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God
for the good land he has given you. 11 Be careful that you do not
forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws
and his decrees that I am giving you this day. 12 Otherwise, when you
eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, 13
and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold
increase and all you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart will
become proud and you will forget the LORD your God, who brought you
out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 15 He led you through the
vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its
venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.
16 He gave you manna to eat in the desert, something your fathers had
never known, to humble and to test you so that in the end it might go
well with you. 17 You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength
of my hands have produced this wealth for me." 18 But remember the
LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce
wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your
forefathers, as it is today.

Deuteronomy 8:7-18 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)