| Show U j I. I What Does The Bible Say By REV LEO E. E RUBEL Where in all the world can we find a nation which has more reason to thank God than our own country RICHLY BLESSED with mineral resources with amber waves of ripening grain with almost endless miles of fruited plains and with an industrial potential which has made possible possible pos pos- sible a st standard of living unequalled unequalled unequalled un un- equalled anywhere else on onearth onearth onearth earth our country has been the recipient of divine benedictions benedictions benedictions bene bene- dictions as no other nation in all of history Will Americas America's citizens heed the call of their president to express their gratitude to God next Thursday Will they follow his suggestions that each of us go to our own respective house of worship to thank God for these unnumbered unnumbered unnumbered un un- numbered blessings MANY OF Americas America's Christians Christians Christians Chris Chris- will In their churches they will repeat the ancient chant 0 give thanks unto the Lord for lie He is good because be bc cause His mercy for for- ever Psalm 1 For what shall we thank God While the universe is too big to comprehend even evenin evenin evenin in the twentieth century we can see if we will but open our eyes that the earth re remains te- te mains full of riches only the Creator can give THE TILE BIBLE says The I earth is the Lords Lord's and tl the J r I thereof the world and andI I those who dwell therein Psalm 24 1 For the manifold manifold manifold mani mani- I fold gifts of the heavenly Father in our world we can thank God For what shall we thank God For our country While not completely a Christian nation yet a nation in which the Christian influence has gone deep The Bible says Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord Psalm 33 12 MANY HUMANITARIAN endeavors endeavors endeavors en en- deavors are still motivated by Christian and many of our charitable organizations are church related For these we can thank God For what shall we thank God In America every everyone one tries to go home for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanks Thanks- giving Day Relationships between between between be be- tween parents and children I are of utmost importance I The Bible says You shall shallI teach them these words I diligently to your children Deuteronomy 6 7 If you I come from a Christian home thank God for it FOR FOn WHAT shall we thank God For prosperity The Bible says They feast on the abundance of Thy house Psalm 36 8 Our land is fat and so are many of its people Whatever we are or have developed we have brought forth with the material material material ma ma- I God has put into our ouri i hands Let us thank God for forit forI I it v |
