Thanksgiving Day v. Friendsgiving Day

 

Thanksgiving is a day proclaimed to be a day of thankfulness to Almighty God for the multitude of His blessings. 

By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation.

Whereas 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-- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.

Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be-- That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks--for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation--for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war--for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed--for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted--for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.

and also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions-- to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually--to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed--to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord--To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease of science among them and us--and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.

Go: Washington

Washington issued a proclamation on October 3, 1789, designating Thursday, November 26 as a national day of thanks. In his proclamation, Washington declared that the necessity for such a day sprung from the Almighty’s care of Americans prior to the Revolution, assistance to them in achieving independence, and help in establishing the constitutional government.

The culture envisioned by our founders is disappearing quickly. There is an agenda to erase God from not just government, but from the very minds of its citizens. The latest erasure is to this national holiday of thankfulness. A new word been created to help Americans forget to be thankful to the God of all blessings:—cars that can drive themselves, houses that respond to Alexa, classrooms advancing gender genocide, sex without consequences, Marxism, and on the list goes (sarcasm).

            Obviously, there really isn’t much to be thankful for any longer. We are getting along just fine without God interfering in our lives:—a pandemic, people driving cars into crowds of people, natural disasters, and the list goes on (sarcasm). So let’s erase thank in Thanksgiving and replace it with the more culturally acceptable word friend. Yep, let’s be friendful (my non-word today) as we gather together with the family members we can tolerate. And we will put our friendfulness behind us as quickly as we shameful did in days past our thankfulness.

Even some Christian churches are on board with friendsgiving, of course it is a non-offensive way to present the church today to those outside the church, and these churches most likely have a non-offensive gospel to present these newcomers as well. The Church is erasing itself to the thankfulness of darkness our friend (sarcasm).

Read Deut 8, special attention to verses (2 “remember”) and (11 “do not forget”) A warning against abundance.

Have a blessed day of thanksgiving to the Almighty God of our founding fathers. God help us.