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From deep funk cuts to snazzy jazz numbers, the best Thanksgiving songs focus on food and gratitude for the holidays.There are countless Christmas songs, even Halloween songs, but what about Thanksgiving? For a holiday that essentially revolves around gathering friends and family and feasting on delicious food, why aren’t there scores of songs to match? For what is essentially an indulgent dinner party in the middle of the afternoon, you’re going to need a playlist for entertaining and selective hearing when your relatives try to bring up politics. From deep funk cuts to snazzy jazz numbers, the best Thanksgiving songs...

Archdiocese of Washington How to Give God Perfect Thanks: A Homily for the 28th Sunday of the Year Msgr. Charles Pope • October 8, 2016 • One of the great human inadequacies is our inability to give proper and adequate thanks to God. Perhaps the biggest problem is that we don’t even realize the vast majority of what He does for us; it is hidden from our eyes. A further problem is that in our fallen condition we seem to be wired to magnify our problems and minimize or discount the enormous blessings of each moment. God sustains every fiber...

How to Thank God as He Has Instructed – A Meditation on Thanksgiving Day By: Msgr. Charles PopeYour grace and mercy,brought me through.I’m living this moment,Because of you.I want to thank you,And praise you too.Your grace and mercy,Brought me through!On this feast of Thanksgiving (here in America) we do well to ponder how we ought to give thanks to God. Indeed, how can one adequately thank God, who is the giver of every good and perfect gift? Is it really enough to simply kneel and say a prayer of thanks? Perhaps we should run to Church and light a...

This is a show I personally produced and wanted to share with my fellow, appreciated Freepers. The Power of Giving Thanks (Thanksgiving) MP3Thanksgiving is a time to look back, take inventory, and appreciate the things God has given us, and is doing for us in our daily lives. Such reflections serve as a power, and thus a source of motivation for moving into the future. In this particular show, we challenge you to examine your life, and place things in an extraordinarily insightful perspective in regards to giving thanks, the power of appreciating what you have, as well as ask...

I am a first time Freeper. My husband keeps telling me about all the postings he reads and how much he enjoys going to the site. I figured it was about time I checked it out for myself. Yesterday, I sat at our table enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with my husband and two of our sons. It just reminded me how fortunate we are to have such wonderful men and women in our military that are willing to sacrifice their own lives so that we can sit at a table and freely pray and thank God for His many blessings. I...

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