Pragmatist
Pragmatist

      Oh Heavenly Father, 
    we thank Thee for food
   and remember the hungry.

   We thank Thee for health
     and remember the sick.

    We thank Thee for friends     
   and remember the friendless.

   We thank Thee for freedom
    and remember the enslaved.

   May these remembrances 
       stir us to service,
  That Thy gifts to us may be 
         used for others.

                Amen.

Ever since the original Dear Abby published this Thanksgiving prayer, my family has recited it at our dinners.  Giving charity (tzedakah in Hebrew) is a way of putting our prayers into action.  Money, of course, is always needed, but our time is equal to money, and sometimes even more valuable.  The service of self is always a blessing.

Blessings to my wonderful DD family!