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Baldev Singh, a member of the Sikh Gurdwara of Spokane, says if God wanted everyone to be the same, then all trees would be the same height and gray would be the only color.</p>
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He was the keynote speaker on Thursday at the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving service.</p>
More than 120 people gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane this morning to celebrate the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, organized by the Spokane Interfaith Council.
Eleven people spoke on the theme, "Giving Thanks for our Differences," including Baldev Singh of the Sikh Temple (gurdwara) of Spokane, who delivered the keynote address.
Harvest time has always been the time when stories of the First Thanksgiving are told. Stories of when the Indians and pilgrims brought together a great feast to share with one another. That is the well-known story, but it certainly does not tell the story of how that original feast came to be for Indian people.
For me, it is too easy to make a list of things that I am thankful For. When I do that then sometimes they become just “things” instead living streams of wonders that flow through my path.
I have often had a challenge with gratitude lists or talking about what I am thankful for because it seems to come off as shallow. What really touches my gratitude button is still being alive, and the opportunity to live in such a wonderful country.