THANKSGIVING

 
Thanksgiving Pie
Prince, WM. Meade
(cover, The Country Gentleman, November 1930)
http://www.curtispublishing.com/images/NonRockwell/19301100.jpg
 
 
 
 
 
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received.
Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling.
Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
                                                                ~ Henry Van Dyke
 
 
 
 
The task ahead of us is never as great
as the power behind us.
                                                                ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peggy, Tina, and Sharron looking at the jewelry I took to sell ...
 
 
... at the Opening Reception for our Painted Toe Society Friday evening.
Gary, CV, and Betsy
 
Peggy and Jenny in front of our box of jewelry.
 
Jim, Bev's husband, looking at the painting of a pelican I saw in Louisiana.
 
 
 
 
 
O Thou who hast given us so much,
mercifully grant us one thing more ... a grateful heart.
                                                                ~ George Herbert*
 
 
 
 
November 18, 2007    Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
Previous OPQs may be found at:      
     http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm 
 
* A Thanksgiving repeat!
 
 

5When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, 6"As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down." ... 19By your endurance you will gain your souls.  
                          Luke 21:5-19

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org
 
 
 
 
Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Robert W. Weir
Commissioned 1837; placed 1844
Rotunda, U.S. Capitol
 

Protestant pilgrims are shown on the deck of the ship Speedwell before their departure for the New World from Delft Haven, Holland, on July 22, 1620. William Brewster, holding the Bible, and pastor John Robinson lead Governor Carver, William Bradford, Miles Standish, and their families in prayer. The prominence of women and children suggests the importance of the family in the community. At the left side of the painting is a rainbow, which symbolizes hope and divine protection.

Weir (1803–1890) had studied art in Italy and taught art at the military academy at West Point.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Isaiah 65:17-25
Isaiah 12:1-6
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Luke 21:5-19
 

Luke 14.16-24