November 22, I960
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hats, the odd looking guns, and the turkey
over a man's sholder.
But unlike many of us, the Pilgrims
weren't so much concerned with filling
their stomachs as they were Td.th giving
thanks to God for having survived.
In an attitude of true thanksgiving,
deeper understanding, concerns, and gen
erosity begin. Privilege becomes respon
sibility. Good food becomes too precious
to waste, A concern for other people—
people who are hungry—is felt, A will
ingness to help others is inspired, A
deeper fellowship with God is formed.
However, not all Americans observe
Thanksgiving is the spirit and style a
time of just gazing at T. V., or sitting
through double and triple feature movies
at the drive-ins.
Across the land many thousands of
churches have special Thanksgiving day
services, Butreven here, unless these
special services are taken seriously, they
may be merely a matter of ritual.
Thanksgiving Day is a time to praise
God and to express our thanks to Him for
His ever-present love and concern for our
lives. But it should also be a time when
we become more fully aware of the needs
of other people x^ho aren't as fortunate
as we are.
On this day of thanksgiving, we might
decide what we can do all year to show our
love and concern for others, even as God
loves us.
Do we remember to thank God—thank
Him both for specific gifts and for gen
eral blessings?
These words will help us express our
Thanksgiving, both as a very special day
and as an act of religious faith:
"Enter into His gates with thanksgiv
ing, and into His’courts with praise. Be
thankful unto Him, and bless His name,”
Virginia Edwards
A THEME FOR THAKNSGIVING
"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord,
All ye landsi
Serve the Lord with gladness I
Come before His presence with singing1
Know ye that the Lord He ^ God,
It is He that made us and not we ourselves
We are His people and the sheep of His
pasture.
Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving,
And into His coul*t “with praise.
Be thankful unto Him and bless His name.
For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting;
And His truth endureth to all
generations,"
Psalm: 100
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DATE
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Nov.
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Dec,
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Dec,
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Dec.
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Jan,
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Jan.
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Jan.
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Jan,
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Jan.
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Jan.
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Feb«,
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