Thanksgiving Christian Quotes

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  • How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a child's personality. A child is resentful, negative, or thankful. Thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people.

  • A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.

    John Bunyan (1736). “The Works: Being Several Discourses Upon Various Divine Subjects”, p.444
  • Our knowledge of God is perfected by gratiitude: we are thankful and rejoice in the experience of the truth that He is love.

    Thomas Merton (2011). “Thoughts In Solitude”, p.46, Macmillan
  • We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.

  • An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

  • Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.

    George Herbert (1850). “Beauties of George Herbert: with Selections from “The Synagogue.””, p.14
  • Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks" (Eph. 5:4). Religion is the source of joy and gladness, but its joy is expressed in a religious way, in thanksgiving and praise.

  • The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.

  • I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

    "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Book by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, 1922.
  • Houses of Congress have . . . 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.

    George Washington (1837). “The Writings of George Washington: pt. V. Speeches and messages to Congress, proclamations, and addresses”, p.119
  • Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.

    Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 2 (of 2) of Supplemental Volume: Theodore Roosevelt, Supplement”, p.91, tredition
  • 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 favors.

    Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789
  • But see, in our open clearings, how golden the melons lie; Enrich them with sweets and spices, and give us the pumpkin-pie!

    Margaret Junkin Preston (1887). “Colonial Ballads, Sonnets, and Other Verse”
  • O Lord that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!

    1592 Henry of Queen Margaret. Henry VI PartTwo, act1, sc.1, l.19-20.
  • What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving?

    Erma Bombeck (2013). “Forever, Erma: Best-Loved Writing From America's Favorite Humorist”, p.271, Open Road Media
  • Gratitude as a discipline involves a conscious choice. I can choose to be grateful even when my emotions and feelings are still steeped in hurt and resentment. It is amazing how many occasions present themselves in which I can choose gratitude instead of a complaint.

    Henri Nouwen (2013). “The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming”, p.85, Image
  • We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.

  • Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.

  • 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 favour; 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 PUBLICK 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."

    George Washington's first Presidential Thanksgiving Day proclamation, October 3, 1789.
  • How can God entrust great things to one who will not thankfully receive from Him the little things?

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Samuel Wells (2015). “Life Together”, p.17, SCM Press
  • It must be an odd feeling to be thankful to nobody in particular. Christians in public institutions often see this odd thing happening on Thanksgiving Day. Everyone in the institution seems to be thankful 'in general.' It's very strange. It's a little like being married in general.

    Cornelius Plantinga (2001). “Beyond Doubt: Faith-Building Devotions on Questions Christians Ask”, p.52, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
  • Coexistence: what the farmer does with the turkey - until Thanksgiving.

  • Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know.

    Charles Kingsley (2008). “Town and Country Sermons: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.162, ReadHowYouWant.com
  • We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts.

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Samuel Wells (2015). “Life Together”, p.17, SCM Press
  • We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good; if bad, because it works in us patience, humility, contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country.

  • The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!

    Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.66
  • Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

  • Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

    henry ward beecher (1858). “life thoughts,”, p.115
  • There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.

  • You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.

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