Life is a mixture. Today's Eagle-Tribune reflects the convergence of disparate elements, for all of which, yes, ALL, we pause to give thanks. It is ironic, it is paradoxical, that President Abraham Lincoln declared this a national holiday in the midst of our bitter Civil War. He saw beyond the bloody conflict to the many blessings we as a people had received and acknowleged the GIVER by a gesture that has endured the generations until now. Our troops today are scattered around the globe, yet pause to pray and greet families through the gift of technology.
How inspiring to see on the front page the story of Jacob Morales, proudly one of our Central Catholic students, and read of how, through continued pain and struggle, he has turned tragedy into positive service to others. The editorial reads like a meditation and poses several areas for which we can and should give thanks. Highlighted is the reality that we have the FREEDOM to give thanks to God; that families have the means to gather from all parts of the country and globe around the HOME table, where stories are told as the traditional turkey "and all the trimmin's" disappear. We have memories to share, family members to enjoy, deceased to remember in gratitude. Yes, we have football and shopping...newpapers are stuffed with advertisements; shoppers already queue up outside New Hampshire stores. We have the freedom to do all of this; we have the freedom to worship, thank, and offer God ourselves as gifts to him, the Giver of all these good gifts. Does it not become apparent that God knows what's best for us? Thank you God, through Christ Jesus, Our Lord.
Bro. Rene
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