In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and
the Native American Wampanoag people shared an autumn harvest feast that some
cite as the first Thanksgiving celebration in the colonies. Others cite a
similar celebration in Maine in 1607. In any case, they all gave thanks to a
higher power for the bounty, and the colonists to God for their survival.
On October 3rd, 1863,
buoyed by the Union victory at Gettysburg, President Lincoln proclaimed
Thursday, November 26th to be a national day of thanksgiving, a day
to be observed every year thereafter, a day to thank God for the chance to
preserve the Union.
This Thanksgiving, many are thankful
that Donald Trump won the election and, God-willing, will be returning to the
White House. And that this aging Republic may live on, at least for a few more
years. Contrary to conventional campus ‘wisdom,’ it was not the old values, or
inertia, that so threatened it, rather it was so-called “progressivism.” Hyper-progressivism,
in fact, A.K.A. wokeness.
Despite the inevitable setbacks, and a
couple very questionable cabinet appointees, with Trump’s victory there is now a
very real chance that progress, real progress, might be made in the
attempt to preserve the Union…and Make America Great Again. It is fitting as we
ponder this, to think of all the things that had to be overcome to get us to
this point. Smears, lies, lawsuits, lawfare, preposterous fines, past
impeachments, and even assassination attempts. It is almost as if, once again,
a divine Providence saved our nation.
So, as we prepare to gorge ourselves
on turkey and all the fixings, and then plunk down on the couch to watch hours
of football, it would behoove us to give thanks for our bounty—and our
survival.
We should fill ourselves with
gratitude—and Make Thanksgiving Reverent Again.
Wishing you all a blessed
Thanksgiving.
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