Let us come together on thanksgiving and rejoice in the bounty of the good earth and in the loving-kindness which unites us into one human family.

Let us call to remembrance all people who have come to our land on pilgrimage, endured great hardships, lived together after their harvest and offered praise and thanksgiving for their deliverance from the wilderness.

Let us honor the freedom and justice so dearly bought by passing it on.

As our bodies are renewed at the Thanksgiving table, so let our spirits be renewed by the act of giving thanks.

And in the days that follow, when the holiday week-end is over and we turn our hearts toward Christmas, let us preserve the spirit of gratitude in our words and deeds –speaking and acting for justice and fairness in every realm of our lives.

Amen.

from
Roberta Finkelstein’s sermon, Are You Scared of Scarcity?