The Sutter Delta Blog http://sutterdeltamedicalcenter.posterous.com on Posterous posterous.com Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:00:00 -0800 Giving As An Act of Thanksgiving ~ Chaplain Denise http://sutterdeltamedicalcenter.posterous.com/giving-as-an-act-of-thanksgiving-chaplain-den http://sutterdeltamedicalcenter.posterous.com/giving-as-an-act-of-thanksgiving-chaplain-den

 It’s that time of year again when we begin planning holiday  dinners . It can be quite expensive making the meals that we Americans, are accustomed to.

Its common for families to go to more than one house to celebrate, and overindulging is the norm.

Some of us, who dont dine at home on Thanksgiving, cook a turkey and all the trimmings the day after the holiday, so we can have our own leftovers. 

I want to encourage those of you who are able, to buy a little extra for the purpose of donation this year. For many of you, this is an annual tradition. You may have raised your children filling bags of groceries for local food closets. Some people hold canned food drives in their offices or various places of business. Its true that people go hungry all year long, but somehow it feels even more wrong when the rest of us are feasting.

 

So if youre able, consider giving as your act of Thanksgiving this year, and may mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

 

  

Chaplain Denise

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