Giving Thanks

As Americans, we have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. We live in freedom, and most of us have an abundance of food and clothing and adequate shelter.

We are as blessed as any people in the world, but sometimes we forget that a gripe that we don't have even more. Let's remember that a lot of the world's population goes to bed hungry every night in homes that few Americans would want to live in.

So it's good to remind ourselves occasionally that we are lucky and to thank God for our blessings. That's what Thanksgiving really is, a time to give thanks. The Pilgrims started it more than three hundred years ago when they gathered to thank God for a bountiful harvest.

Today, Thanksgiving is a time for family gatherings around a groaning table followed by watching football games. There's nothing wrong with that.

But it's important that we don't forget the real meaning of Thanksgiving. So when you sit down with your family for Thanksgiving dinner, take time to count your blessings and thank God for them.