DAILY VERSE
Now, our God, we give You thanks, and praise Your glorious name. 2 Chronicles 29:13
DAILY QUOTE
It is therefore recommended to set apart Thursday the eighteenth day of December next, for solemn thanksgiving and praise, that with one heart and one voice the good people may express the grateful feelings of their hearts and consecrate themselves to the service of their divine benefactor. -- Samuel Adams
DAILY THOUGHT
The Founding Fathers of the United States of America saw the need for the nation to celebrate the new beginnings of the country, and they instituted the first national day of thanksgiving. Although the Thanksgiving we know—the fourth Thursday of November—wasn’t made official by Congress until 1941, many presidents between Washington and Franklin D. Roosevelt understood the value of a national day of gratitude. Canada set its Thanksgiving on the second Monday of every October. Other countries celebrate similarly.
This Thanksgiving, as you gather with family and friends, why not adopt that age-old tradition of asking each guest at your table to name something he or she is thankful for? No matter what country you call home, as you ponder your own list of things to be grateful for individually, don’t forget about the blessings your nation has received collectively. All of us have much for which to give thanks.
God, thank You for Your provision for me, my family, and my country. Amen.
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