A dear friend wrote shared this beautiful quotation regarding Thanksgiving. It seems to me that it rightly captures what the focus of our hearts should be:
Gratitude is virtue at the level of consciousness.It is never solitary but always abides with a twin called humility. Gratitude is the conviction that blessings are derived not deserved, and that privilege is conferred by a Benefactor,not an entitlement original in the nature of things.Christianity is the conviction that the Benefactor has a Name.We believe that suffering is proof that the gift whose loss we mourn was good. We believe that because the Giver Himself also embraced suffering our own loss is temporary. And so we thank Him in all things.It is good to celebrate that resolve one day a year. It is better to practice it every day of our lives.
Happy Thanksgiving!
