By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-22 14:05:54 | Updated at 2024-11-22 19:48:55
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Giving Thanks Is Good For You
New American Prophet ^ | November 22, 2024 | Dr. Jerry Newcombe
Posted on 11/22/2024 6:03:58 AM PST by Rev M. Bresciani
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. The prototype of Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims who celebrated their first harvest in the New World in 1621 with their new friends, the Native-Americans.
Alas, giving thanks is often the exception, not the rule. In the Gospel of Luke, ten lepers cried out to Jesus from a distance, begging Him to heal them. Leprosy was a dread disease where one’s flesh rotted from the inside out until they died. And it was highly contagious. In those days leprosy was a virtual death sentence. But then Jesus walked by.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: mentalhealth; pilgrims; thanksgiving
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