Why Thanksgiving?

How many people in America know the true story of Thanksgiving? How many people know that the first Thanksgiving was an act of recognition of the blessings that God bestowed on the Pilgrims when they arrived to this land for first time. America today is completely different from the one that the Pilgrims found. America today has forgotten its past, and some Americans are even ashamed of their heritage. I am not a American born citizen. I became US Citizen many years ago, but the truth is that America was founded with a divine purspose. That purpose was to be the a "light upon a hill."

Many of our economical, social and moral problems could be solved if all Americans recognize God as part of their lives and as the foundation of this great nation.

The pilgrims knew that without God, there could not be a just and prosperous nation. Our social ailments are the product that Americans have put God in the past and embraced new "idols."

This nation was born on faith, and faith is the fuel to make this nation exist and prosper. Let's stop for a moment and think about America, its first Thanksgiving and what it means for us today.

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