In a sense, gratitude is an expression of modesty.
In Hebrew, the word for gratitude - hoda'ah - is the same as the word for confession.
To offer thanks is to confess dependence,
to acknowledge that others have the power to benefit you,
to admit that your life is better because of their efforts.
That frame of mind is indispensable to civilized society.
So, be thankful.
Don't take the gifts in your life for granted.
Remember - as the Pilgrims remembered - that we are
impoverished without each other, and without God.
Whoever and wherever you are this Thanksgiving, the good in your life outweighs the bad.
If that doesn't deserve our gratitude, what does?
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