Thanksgiving!

It's Thanksgiving Day today, and people all over the US and Canada are celebrating. "Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the US and Canada. Traditionally, it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. While it may have been religious in its origin,Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday" (from Wikipedia).
The Bible has a lot to say about thanksgiving, and I really like the idea of having one day every year where people are supposed to thank God for His mercies and goodness. The Pilgrim Fathers, who first started this practice in 1661, had a lot to be thankful for. And so have we today, both in the US, in Canada and in other countries. 
Here are two Scriptures from the Bible about being thankful,

• "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful" (Col. 3:15)
• "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe" (Hebr.12:28).

God's will for us is that we should have peace and be thankful. The Pilgrim Fathers fled their old countries and came to a land of peace and plenty, and they were thankful. We live in a country of peace and plenty; let us be thankful - today and every day!