We have so many things to give thanks for, despite whatever adversities we may encounter. So may we give heartfelt thanks to the Lord on this, our nation's official Thanksgiving Day. We recall Psalm 107:
"O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
"Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
"And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
"They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
"Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
"Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
"And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
"Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
"For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. ..."
May all of us have a humble day of sincere thanksgiving to the Lord -- on this official day, and all others, too!