Today is Thanksgiving Day! So don’t let the Christmas stuff fool ya…)

With little thought, most of us would have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Day that our turkey would become cold and dry by the time we finished gracing our food.

But never mind all we take for granted. Instead, let us be thankful that, but for the grace of God, we’re not struggling to recover from the cyclone in Bangladesh, or praying for rain in drought-stricken Ethiopia (and Georgia, USA) or trying to rebuild in earthquake-ravaged Chile. (Did you even know about the series of earthquakes that shattered so many lives in Chile last week…?)

(Of course, if you happen to be living in any of these places, please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you….)

Moreover, for the more conscientious amongst us, let us pray that God grants us the serenity to accept that we can do little about the natural disasters and pandemic diseases that afflict the poor so disproportionately; courage to speak out against human injustice; and wisdom to know the difference….

For your edification, click here to read a brief history of this holiday. And please take note of the pivotal and hospitable role native Indians played in making it possible.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Bon appétit…

Thanksgiving Day 2007