Nov. 2012
What does Thanksgiving mean to you?
Thanksgiving is an opportunity to stop and thank God for all we have and those we love. I'd appreciate hearing from each of you. What did Thanksgiving mean to you? How did you celebrate this Thanksgiving? Did you have any wish or hope or blessing for each other this Thanksgiving? Was prayer said around your table?
Is there a person who led the prayer?
The Native American prayer, below, was used at the St. Joseph High School prayer service may be a prayer to share around your thanksgiving table.
We return thanks to our mother, the earth,
which sustains us.
We return thanks to the rivers and streams,
which supply us with water.
We return thanks to all herbs,
which furnish medicine for our diseases.
We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters,
the beans and squashes,
which give us life.
We return thanks to the wind,
which, moving the air,
has banished diseases.
We return thanks to the moon and the stars,
which has given us their light when the sun was gone.
We return thanks to the sun,
which has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye.
Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit,
in whom is embodied all goodness,
and who directs all things for the good of his people.
Iroquois Prayer (adapted)
Please write one postings, firstposting answer the questions above and for each postings write at least three well developed sentences with an adjective at the beginning and end.
SN and Teachers of Grade 11 St. Joseph High School students!
