I am thankful for so many things…even with all the turmoil in the world; we need to be thankful because, quite frankly it could be a lot worse. The Second World War comes to mind. Now that was bad. Yet, I strongly believe that the people who survived it were thankful that they did. Sometimes they don’t know how they survived it, but they are thankful nonetheless.
Thanksgiving means more than being thankful…it also is a wake up call. Let us not be complacent. Let our gratitude also remind us of those who are in need and who are suffering still. Let us not rest until every human soul has been freed from torture, terror, and inner and outer tyranny. There are places in this world where there is still precious little to be thankful for. In our gratitude, let us remember those places that are in need of our attention.
And so a new day begins…
