May my faith be as courageous and fierce as the lion May my insight and wisdom be as piercing and discerning as the eagle

And so you pilgrims arriving at our borders, you have arrived just in time as we celebrate this feast of abundance and gratitude and honoring tradition.  And so may we honor the tradition of those who hosted the first Thanksgiving feast, because the reality is there is usually always room for one more at the table and still enough food to go around. 

Sometimes it seems we are so afraid to follow Spirit’s nudging because we fear making a mistake.

I tread tenderly honoring each soldier’s beauty and strength and story,

Do I perceive the touch of God in every leaf and petal, Each bird’s song and every crawling creature?

When you wake up in the morning, God smiles When the spark of your soul flamed into creation, God rejoiced