thanksgiving
"Rejoice always,
pray without ceasing,
give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
I Thessalonians 5:16-18
one that helps keep me focused and on track
especially since Bill died
it is a reminder that thanksgiving is not a feeling
it is a choice of obedience
I wondered what the "world" thought about thanksgiving
so today I typed thanksgiving definition in the search bar
google brought this up:
thanks·giv·ing
ˌTHaNGksˈɡiviNG/
noun
- 1.the expression of gratitude, especially to God."he offered prayers in thanksgiving for his safe arrival"
- 2.(in North America) an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey. The holiday commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621, and is held in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. A similar holiday is held in Canada, usually on the second Monday in October.
the idea of a chart made me even more curious so I clicked on it
I don't know what the sources are
I don't pretend to understand it
but a quick look at the graph made me shake my head
look for yourself:
between and from the corpus with smoothing of .do you see what I see?
in the 1800's, a time when people had less
in a time when there were fewer people
the word thanksgiving was used more often
is this why there is so much discontent in our world as a whole
need something to be thankful for today?
listen to this song-
maybe you will join me in my hearts cry of thankfulness
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