Thanks to all of you who read this blog!  Here are some quotes about thanksgiving for us to ponder this Thanksgiving:

“Every stream should lead us to the fountain; and the favours we receive from God should raise our admiration of the infinite perfections that are in God.”
– Matthew Henry

“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, Jr.

 “Numberless marks does man bear in his soul, that he is fallen and estranged from God; but nothing gives a greater proof thereof, than that backwardness, which every one finds within himself, to the duty of praise and thanksgiving.”
– George Whitefield

“Giving thanks to God for both His temporal and spiritual blessings in our lives is not just a nice thing to do – it is the moral will of God.  Failure to give Him the thanks due Him is sin.”
– Jerry Bridges

“Would you know who is the greatest saint in the world: It is not he who prays most or fasts most, it is not he who gives most alms or is most eminent for temperance, chastity or justice; but it is he who is always thankful to God, who wills everything that God wills, who receives everything as an instance of God’s goodness and has a heart always ready to praise God for it.”
– William Law

“The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.”
– Warren Wiersbe

“Grasping the depths of one’s sin brings a sense of how much one has been forgiven, which increases one’s gratefulness, which in turn motivates service.”
– James S. Spiegel

“This is the holy reasoning of love; it draws no license from grace, but rather feels the strong constraints of gratitude leading it to holiness.”
– Charles Haddon Spurgeon