Samaw.com

This year (2009), Thanksgiving in the United States in on this Thursday, November 26. The followings are some selected thanksgiving quotes.

So once in every year we throng
Upon a day apart,
To praise the Lord with feast and song
In thankfulness of heart.
- by Arthur Guiterman, The First Thanksgiving.

“Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay your vows unto the most High.”
– Psalms 50:14

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – by John F. Kennedy.

……. O Lord that lends me life,
……. Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.
…… – by William Shakespeare.

……. Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected …from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds. – Theodore Roosevelt.

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay your vows unto the most High.” – Psalms 50:14.

“Be content with what you have, for God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.’” – Hebrews 13:5-6.

What is Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving day?

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day was and is historically a religious observation to give thanks to the Christian God, it is also celebrated as a secular holiday on the fourth Thursday in November in the States. In Canada, it is celebrated on the second Monday in October.

Read the history of Thanksgiving and its related post from Wikipedia