DAY 364 Read Psalms 65 through 68; 135 and 136.
Today's reading: Whether you read these last two assignments at Thanksgiving time or as the final readings in the series, the theme is the same--praise to God for His goodness and mercy.
Memory gem: "O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever" (Psalm 136:1).
Thought for today:
The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day, and I am in favor of it. It began with the very beginning of the settlement of our country by the Pilgrim Fathers, who came to this land seeking a refuge from religious intolerance and persecution.
What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine?
The wealth of the seas? the spoils of war?
They sought a faith's pure shrine!
Aye, call it holy ground,
The soil where first they trod:
They have left unstained what there they found--
Freedom to worship God!
----Felicia Hemans.
Our first national Thanksgiving proclamation was issued by George Washington in 1789. He recommended to the people of the United States, on the request of both houses of Congress, that they set aside a day of public thanksgiving and prayer on Thursday, the twenty-sixth of November, "to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be."
He also suggested that humble prayer be offered to God, not only thanking Him for the great blessings that the nation was enjoying, but seeking God's help that our national government might be a blessing to all the people by constantly and faithfully executed and obeyed. What better wish could we have for our nation and our people today?
Today's reading: Whether you read these last two assignments at Thanksgiving time or as the final readings in the series, the theme is the same--praise to God for His goodness and mercy.
Memory gem: "O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever" (Psalm 136:1).
Thought for today:
The fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving Day, and I am in favor of it. It began with the very beginning of the settlement of our country by the Pilgrim Fathers, who came to this land seeking a refuge from religious intolerance and persecution.
What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine?
The wealth of the seas? the spoils of war?
They sought a faith's pure shrine!
Aye, call it holy ground,
The soil where first they trod:
They have left unstained what there they found--
Freedom to worship God!
----Felicia Hemans.
Our first national Thanksgiving proclamation was issued by George Washington in 1789. He recommended to the people of the United States, on the request of both houses of Congress, that they set aside a day of public thanksgiving and prayer on Thursday, the twenty-sixth of November, "to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be."
He also suggested that humble prayer be offered to God, not only thanking Him for the great blessings that the nation was enjoying, but seeking God's help that our national government might be a blessing to all the people by constantly and faithfully executed and obeyed. What better wish could we have for our nation and our people today?
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