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Happy Thanksgiving!

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There is much to concern us this year but also much to be thankful
for, including the brave men and women who volunteer to guard our
shares and police our streets.

At this Thanksgiving we should recall what life was like for the
Pilgrims who arrived on these shores in December of 1620. As the
Plimoth Plantation
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describes it:

Many of the colonists fell ill. They were probably suffering from
scurvy and pneumonia caused by a lack of shelter in the cold, wet
weather. Although the Pilgrims were not starving, their sea-diet was
very high in salt, which weakened their bodies on the long journey and
during that first winter. As many as two or three people died each day
during their first two months on land. Only 52 people survived the
first year in Plymouth. When _Mayflower _left Plymouth on April 5,
1621, she was sailed back to England by only half of her crew.
Nevertheless, a year after their arrival they sat down for a feast
of thanksgiving. They had befriended and made a treaty of mutual
protection with the Pokanoket Wampanoag leader, Ousamequin, also known
as Massasoit to the Pilgrims.

In the fall of 1621, the colonists marked their first harvest with a
three-day celebration. Massasoit and 90 of his men joined the English
for feasting and entertainment. In the 1800s this famous celebration
became the basis for the story of the First Thanksgiving.It would be
easy to focus on the passing difficulties of our time, especially for
those of us who fight daily to preserve the God-given liberties that
have blessed this land since the time of the Pilgrims. But, as they
did, we must pause to reflect on all that is good and on the Source of
this goodness.

I am particularly fond of a hymn
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popularly associated
with Thanksgiving Day and often sung at family meals and religious
services on this day, having been brought to America by Dutch settlers
in New Amsterdam, now New York City. It was written by Adrianus
Valerius and is entitled “_Wilt Heden Nu Treden” (“We Gather
Together.”)_

We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
He chastens and hastens His will to make known.
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.
Sing praises to His Name; He forgets not His own.
Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou, Lord, were at our side, all glory be Thine!
We all do extol Thee, Thou Leader triumphant,
And pray that Thou still our Defender will be.
Let Thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy Name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
All of us at Judicial Watch wish you and yours a most blessed
Thanksgiving! I would be remiss if I also did not thank you, Dear
Supporter, for you any and all support you’ve given Judicial Watch
throughout the year. Of course, your special support now for Judicial
Watch’s essential work would be most welcome. You can support us
directly here
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Until next week,





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