Thanksgiving Prayer

Thanksgiving Prayer

Today—and every day—let us give thanks.  Let us be thankful not so much for the delights on our table or for the presence of family and friends, for although we acknowledge that all manifest things flow from God, we see that they are but an incidental and temporary...
On Practicing Gratitude

On Practicing Gratitude

Thanksgiving Day is for celebrating life’s blessings.  But gratitude isn’t only for one day.  It’s a daily, sometimes moment-by-moment practice, of recognizing the grace and goodness in your life. Yes, it’s true: Gratitude is an attitude.  And you can feel grateful...
A Place of Thanksgiving

A Place of Thanksgiving

As I prepare for Thanksgiving and reflect on the latest news about refugees, immigration, and border patrols, I’m also reminiscing about giving the invocation and benediction at a naturalization ceremony.  Before the ceremony, the guest speaker, a naturalized...
A Place of Thanksgiving

Grateful All Ways

Thanksgiving is here again, and all around us are reminders to give thanks.  However we celebrate the holiday, many of us can easily list the “good” things for which we’re grateful: comfortable dwellings; a well-stocked pantry; loving friends and family; fulfilling...