Thankful

We always have so many reasons to be thankful that we shouldn't need a special day to be reminded of them.  But it is still good to stop and think about our blessings.  Our hardships and needs do not compare to what so many people throughout the world face as well as have faced throughout history.  It is almost overwhelming to try to comprehend what we have been blessed with physically and spiritually.  I am thankful, and yet I feel that I fall short of truly showing my appreciation to God for all that he has done for me.  I am thankful for his understanding and mercy.

Here are some classic paintings for Thanksgiving.  The first one is "The First Thanksgiving" (1914) by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe.

This second painting is "The First Thanksgiving" (1915) by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris.

And this one is "Freedom From Want" (1943) by Norman Rockwell.

Trivia:  There is no evidence that turkey was eaten at the first Thanksgiving, a three-day meal shared between the pilgrims and the Wamponoag tribe in 1621.  It is more likely that they ate venison and a lot of seafood.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Colossians 3:15