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Thanksgiving - A Spirit of Thankfulness

by Orrin Woodward on Wed 21 Nov 2007 09:37 AM EST | Permanent Link | Cosmos

Tomorrow our nation will celebrate another Thanksgiving holiday. Many will eat themselves full of turkey or ham and watch the football games. All enjoyable activities and part of the privileges we enjoy as a free country. I would ask at some point during the day to take a moment and reflect on the many blessing God has bestowed upon our nation. Because of the courage and character of many known and unknown heroes – our nation enjoys a wealth and freedom unimaginable to our forefathers. A day of Thanksgiving was designed for us as a people to give thanks to our many blessing and the people and institutions that made the blessings possible. I recognize many people are going through challenges in life, but I believe with my whole heart that we are a blessed people. Let us take these blessings and use our gifts to bless future generations with the same freedoms and opportunities. Our country was not built by chance, but by the work, study, courage, leadership and fortitude of past generations. Let’s thank them for the sacrifice of their lives either literally through war or symbolically through diligent toil. A thankful spirit is necessary to keep the heart from becoming embittered. Here is a partial list of the things I am thankful for:

I am proud to be an American and proud to enjoy the freedoms and responsibilities associated with being and US citizen.
I am thankful for a loving wife and four incredible children.
I am thankful for the best group of friends and leaders in the world.
I am thankful for the ability to dream, struggle and have victories.
I am thankful for parents who taught me the value of hard work and character.
I am thankful for great leaders like Pastor Dickie who teach people how to enjoy spiritual freedom from bondage through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
I am thankful for my struggles, because they teach me humility.
I am thankful for the opportunity to serve others as my life’s calling.
I am thankful for many authors who wrote books to inspire me to grow.
I am thankful to you—the reader for giving me a reason to share my thoughts.

Do you have a thankful spirit? On this Thanksgiving holiday—make sure you take the time to reflect on what you are thankful for. Please feel free to share some of your blessings. God Bless, Orrin Woodward

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