It’s “the day” of the year
when we compress
what should have been
our way of life, or
the manner in which
we treated family,
friends – strangers,
on every day, before
this
momentous day we call
Thanksgiving.
It should be the day of
the year
along with the day on
which
our God was born
that serves as the
barometer
by which we should
evaluate
our future lifetime
perspectives
concerning family,
friends, thankfulness,
and our actions in
accordance with the teaching of our God!
There was a time when
Americans actually
took time to gave
thanks,
and took time to break
bread,
and care for family,
friends, neighbors – and strangers every day.
It felt like we were
ascending
steadily climbing up
on our way
to become “the shinning city on the hill.”
Beginning on this Thanksgiving,
I hope we make it our goal
to start ascending,
once again,
to “the shinning city
on the hill.”
by
James A. Porter
