The Real Thanksgiving

It is easy in America today to lose sight of the real reason the Pilgrims held the first Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving isn't about Black Friday sales. It isn't about a parade in NYC. It isn't about the game on TV. It's not about the food. It's about gratitude to God. It's true the Pilgrims invited the local Native Americans but it wasn't to thank them. That was just being neighborly.

Today, as we gather for our great national feast, Americans should join hands with those present and symbolically with our fellow countrymen, praise God and thank Him for our many blessings, and ask that He continue to bless America. It only takes a minute and it's the least we can do.