Being a People of Gratitude - Thanksgiving Day 2017

The words of Moses are just as apropos for you and me as they were for Israel more than 3000 years ago. Affluence doesn’t make you grateful. It is sometimes the people who have lost everything but life itself who are the most grateful. Moses sums up his message to the Hebrew people, and to us, like this: “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 ancestors, as it is today.” Poet Rudyard Kipling obviously had this scripture in mind when he wrote his famous poem, Recessional: “Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget--lest we forget!” That’s the message we need to take with us as we go back to our nice homes and wonderful families and as we feast on the Thanksgiving turkey: “Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget--lest we forget!” May we always be a people of Gratitude! A Blessed Thanksgiving to all of you!