We want to wish your and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!
For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states.
It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
Although the American concept of Thanksgiving developed in the colonies of New England, its roots can be traced back to the other side of the Atlantic. Both the Separatists who came over on the Mayflower and the Puritans who arrived soon after brought with them a tradition of providential holidays—days of fasting during difficult or pivotal moments and days of feasting and celebration to thank God in times of plenty.
Today during this time of questioning, upheaval and struggle let’s just for a moment thank the Creator for what we have.
Read: Thanksgiving Day Prayers
Happy Thanksgiving From Elev8! was originally published on elev8.com
