Posted by
Billy on Thursday, November 25, 2010 11:23:10 AM
In 1863, then-President Abraham Lincoln purposed to set aside a day to give
thanks and praise to God. In his October 3
proclamation, Lincoln said Thanksgiving should be a day of
"offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him…with humble penitence for our
national perverseness and disobedience."
Kenyn Cureton, vice president
for church ministries at the
Family Research Council (FRC),
believes America has reaped bounties, but tends to forget the source from which
they come. (
Abraham
Lincoln: Give thanks to God)
"America
has been sown with the seed of the gospel, watered by the blood of patriots,
cultivated by the hands of people who use God's Word as their guide and now
protected by the lives of our magnificent military," he decides. "And as a
result, God has brought forth a bountiful harvest of faith, family and freedom
that we've enjoyed for generations. I mean, it's amazing to me."