“Let us come before Him giving thanks.
Let us make a sound of joy to Him with songs.”
Psalm 95:2
Author Stephen
Sumrall tells us about the
first Thanksgiving
in America, back in 1621…
“Encouraging as were
many of the developments
among the Pilgrims,
they experienced much sadness,
but they suffered
their way through to Thanksgiving.
Brimming over with
gratitude as a result of bountiful
crops in the summer
of 1621…
crops that produced
more than enough corn to see
them through their
second winter in America…
Governor Bradford
declared a public day of thanksgiving,
to which the Indians
were invited…
Chief Massasoit was
a remarkable example of God’s
providential care
for His Pilgrims.
The chief and
eighty-nine other Indians joined with the
Pilgrims in feasting
on venison, wild Turkey,
vegetables from
their gardens, and pies.
It was a joyous
occasion for all,
as they ate and then
competed in games and
merrymaking, and in
prayer.
Even though they had
endured great hardship,
God had been good to
them and they recognized this”
- Stephen Sumrall, Pulpit Helps, November 2002,
p. 1
President Reagan
once said…
Our nation’s motto…
“In God We Trust” …
was not chosen
lightly.
It reflects a basic
recognition that there is a
divine authority in
the universe to which this
nation owes homage.
Throughout our
history,
Americans have put
their faith in God,
and no one can doubt
that we have been
blessed for it.
The earliest
settlers of this land came in
search of religious
freedom.
Landing on a
desolate shoreline,
they established a
spiritual foundation
that has served us
ever since…
While never willing
to bow to a tyrant,
our forefathers were
always willing to
get on their knees before
God.
When catastrophe
threatened,
they turned to God
for deliverance.
When the harvest was
bountiful,
their first thought
was
thanksgiving to God.
- Ronald Reagan
Proclamation on
National Day of Prayer
March 19, 1981
Fill All My Vision…
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Fill all my
vision, Savior, I pray,
Let me see only Jesus today;
Though through the valley Thou leadest me,
Thy fadeless glory encompasseth me.
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Fill all my
vision, every desire
Keep for Thy
glory; my soul inspire
With Thy perfection, Thy holy love,
Flooding my pathway with light from above.
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Fill all my
vision, let naught of sin
Shadow the brightness shining within.
Let me see only
Thy blessed face,
Feasting my soul on Thy infinite grace.
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Fill all my
vision, Savior divine,
Till with Thy glory my spirit shall shine.
Fill all my vision, that all may see
Thy Holy Image reflected in me.
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- Avis Burgeson
Christiansen
