The Holiday of Thanksgiving was made on October third, 1863, by Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln issued the Thanksgiving Day proclamation in hopes that it would help to bring together the divided people.
In the proclamation, President Lincoln declared that the last Thursday of November would be treated as a National Day of Thanksgiving. The holiday was explained as being in remembrance of a peaceful exchange between the native American tribe of Wampanoag and the settlers of Plymouth who they made a strategic alliance with in hopes of using them for their own gain. This peace would be short-lived, and conflict would lead to the downfall of the Wampanoag. …For more, click on the title above.
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Where do we give thanks and what do we give thanks for?
…it wasn’t until 1863 that Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation made it a yearly event. Lincoln decreed, “In every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea, and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer to our beneficent Father who
dwelleth in the heavens.”
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Whether we thank Him or not, Jesus offers healing to all
The nine lepers in our text today often get the short end of the preaching stick. Similarly to Thomas, it’s easy to pick on them, easy to cast them as the “bad guys” of the text to make a point, but, while they do have their issues, doing so skews the text. So, what does that have to do with today?…For more, click on the title above.
Give thanks to Christ, the High Priest
Consider closely the words of the 10 Lepers at the beginning of our Gospel reading. “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” Each of the 10 lepers seem to make a bold confession of Christ, calling Him, “Master.” They each appear to recognize that not only is Christ right to be called, “Master,” but that He could indeed heal them. They each sound like they knew who the Messiah is, that is, One who has the power to heal with but a word. ..For more, click on the title above.