Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude! Anne Frank
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Thanksgiving 1925
“As we have grown and prospered in material things, so also should we prosper in moral and spiritual things, we are a God fearing people who should set ourselves against evil and strive for righteousness in living, and observing the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12), we should from our abundance help and serve those less fortunately placed, we should in gratitude to God for His many favors.” President Calvin Coolidge
In The Beginning! John 1:1-4
To come to terms with our beginning requires a truthful story to acquire the skills to live in gratitude rather than resentment for the gift of life! Theologian Stanley Hauerwas
Gratitude + Pain = Joy!
Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy! Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) Comment: Pastor Bonhoeffer was executed by Hitler 3 days before Hitler committed suicide and the end of World War II.
Joy!
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude! Karl Barth (1886-1968)
Thanksgiving
Many Jewish commentators believe the secret of Judah’s blessings are implicit in the Hebrew meaning of his name. When Lea, his mother gave birth to him she said, “This time I will give thanksgiving unto the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah! See Genesis 29:35 Judah is taken from the Hebrew word Hodah which means giving thanks. The Jews gave the world two important things; An awareness of God and the concept of gratitude! Aldous Huxley wrote, ” Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” Jewish life fights against this. The Talmud says, “if someone lacks this trait of thankfulness this person is not in fact a Jew!” The hardest math for most Christians is for us to count our Blessings! It is interesting that in Israel today the only two tribes left out of ten is Judah and Benjamin! The priest tribe of Levites is still there also. The other 10 tribes were lost through persecutions and the exiles from Israel. Why? Why did Judah survive to this day?Could have it been their attitude that bore their name? Judah. Thankyou. Source; Rabbi Benjamin Blech