Gratitude to God: A Thanksgiving Reflection

<p>Thanksgiving Day is a distinctly American phenomenon. Though it is celebrated in Canada and other various countries, the holiday itself has its origins in America &mdash; both through its &lsquo;First Thanksgiving&rsquo; mythology and through its official founding as a national day of commemoration by the United States&rsquo; first president. It was George Washington proclaimed the first nationwide thanksgiving celebration in America marking November 26, 1789, &ldquo;as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favours of Almighty God&rdquo;, and calling on Americans to &ldquo;unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@SaidAbdulLatif/gratitude-to-god-a-thanksgiving-reflection-b3b838c066ff"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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