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Goal:
To help and enourage the practice of being thankful, and giving thanks to God.
Celebrating Thankgiving
The Origins of Thanksgiving Day
Gratitude is Good for you (very good)
What to give thanks for?
Practical Suggestions for growing in Thankfulness
Leviticus 23 – Festival of Booths
“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the LORD seven days. On the first day shall be a complete rest, and on the eighth day shall be a complete rest.
And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
You shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It is a statute forever throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
You shall live in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall live in booths,
Psalm 118
Celebrating Thankgiving
The Origins of Thanksgiving Day
Gratitude is Good for you (very good)
What to give thanks for?
Practical Suggestions for growing in Thankfulness
B. Thankfulness makes us healthier.
16% fewer physical symptoms
10% less physical pain
8% more sleep, with improved quality
Depressive symptoms reduced 30%
Blood pressure reduction
Even studies that suggested an increase in lifespan
C. Thankfulness helps us socially
Studies have shown that increasing thankfulness has the results: