Thanksgiving
Among my many blessings, I am grateful that I am American. I say this with pride and no apologies.
I acknowledge the sins of this young country's beginning, such as slavery and the much earlier decimation of Native Americans. This abomination will forever serve as a blight on America's history. I am thankful that we as a people and nation were able to rise above that. In line with our Judeo-Christian values we are able to face our sins, swear to never repeat such atrocities, and embrace equality and freedom as the basic tenets of our civilization.
Each and every American citizen should be proud of this great nation and stand fast against tyranny, and remain stalwart for freedom and justice.
On December 4, 1619, a group of 38 English settlers arrived at Berkley Hundred in Virginia. The group's charter required that the day of arrival be observed yearly as a "day of thanksgiving" to God. On that first day, Captain John Woodleaf held the service of thanksgiving. Here is the section of the Charter of Berkeley Hundred, which specifies the thanksgiving service:
"Wee ordaine that the day of our ships arrival at the place assigned for plantacon in the land of Virginia shall be yearly and perpetually keept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God." -source: wikipedia.
In the spirit of the first Thanksgiving, I would proclaim to be forever thankful to God, for family and country.
May you and yours have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
Published by Tony Jingo
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25 Comments
Post a CommentNice article - thanks Tony!
Shalom! It is a great reading in September ... to begin my day. "Harvest" in many cultures may mean similar things , but America gifted the world with many words, and "Thanksgiving" is one of those most beautiful ones. I agree with you Tony. Blessings
Okay, so it isn't Thanksgiving but I'm thankful for your continued support and comments and looking forward to another of your political articles :)
Nice work! Thanks for this!
What a beautiful piece, Tony! Five stars plus!
Very nicely written.
I agree wholeheartedly with this piece. Thanks for posting.
This article contains a lot of good reminders. Thanks so much for sharing!
Bravo, Anne!
If your father is still with us please convey to him my gratitude for his sacrifice and service. It is men like our fathers and so many more unsung heroes that made this country great.
Jeff, another thing... You have a son.. If he makes mistakes do you constantly criticize, or do you try to find ways to help him learn to do better? The answer is in helping things to get better instead of crying and complaining about failure. Build on the good instead of the bad.