From the Mass offered on Thanksgiving Day, the Church prays after the reception of Holy Communion: “In this celebration, O Lord our God, you have shown us the depths of your love for all your children; help us, we pray, to reach out in love to all your people, so that we may share with them the good things of time and eternity. Through Christ our Lord.” May I suggest we incorporate this prayer into our expressions of thanks as we sit down to eat this Thursday. It will remind us how to properly employ God’s great gift of freedom.
David J. Conrad