America is a nation of people with a centuries-old tradition of celebrating annual solemn days of Thanksgiving. Yet, it seems that our current generation has almost no concept of the deeply personal conviction of the crucial importance of gratitude. And it’s pretty obvious that that gratitude should most deservedly be directed to the Almighty Giver of every blessing and perfect gift in our lives.
When you’re stunned with the reality that you survived what could have been a fatal event, how does that make you feel?
Let’s look back to the time of the infancy of our American republic, two and half centuries ago.