Dear Friend,

On this Thanksgiving Day, I want to wish you and your loved ones a joyous celebration. Today we pause to praise God for his many blessings—for our lives, families, country, and for the abundant goodness of creation.

In George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789, the first President of the United States confidently asserted that “it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor.”

The early American settlers and, later, the Founding Fathers knew that their experiment in ordered liberty depended for its success on God—“the Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be.”

Today we joyfully continue their prayer of gratitude and offer supplication for peace and His blessing on our country.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!