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Thanksgiving Devotional and Spiritual Unity Feast
November 15, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
A devotional and spiritual unity feast to give thanks and reflect on service to community.
“The essence of charity is for the servant to recount the blessings of his Lord, and to render thanks unto Him at all times and under all conditions.” Bahá’u’lláh
“In these times thanksgiving for the bounty of the Merciful One consists in the illumination of the heart and the feeling of the soul. This is the reality of thanksgiving. But, although offering thanks through speech or writings is approvable, yet, in comparison with that, it is but unreal, for the foundation is spiritual feelings and merciful sentiments.” Abdu’l-Bahá
Order of events:
II. Thanksgiving and the Spiritual Destiny of America
Dr. Reba Carruth – Program Chair and Moderator
Musical Selection:
“Render Thanks” – Baha’i’ Chorale Recording
“Thankful” – Josh Groban/Rise Up Children’s Choir
“Enter his Gates with Thanksgiving, andhis Courts with Praise! Give Thanks to Him;Bless his Name!”- Psalm 100:4 OldTestament/Bible
III. Spiritual Thanksgiving and Gratitude to God for Life and Bountiful Harvests: Biblical and Baha’i’ Faith Scriptures
Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky – Director of Intergroup Relations/Jewish Community Relations Council
Spiritual Gratitude and Thanksgiving to God: Jewish Faith Scriptures and Teachings in the Old Testament
Reverend Dr. David Lindsey – Executive Director, InterFaith Council Metropolitan Washington
Spiritual Thanksgiving and Gratitude to God: Christian Faith Principles in the New Testament of the Bible
Musical Selection:
“All That Hath Life and Breath Praise Ye the Lord” – Clausen / Tundra, Gjeilo – UNT Women’s Chorus
IV. Spiritual Thanksgiving in America: Giving Thanks to God For Deeds, Power, Protection, Bountiful Harvests
Native American/Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Prayer
Mr. Kee Bathke – Navajo Indian Nation/ Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Gallup, New Mexico
Musical Selection:
“You Raise Me Up” – Josh Groban
National Proclamation of Thanksgiving Day: Giving Thanks to God for the United States of America
Dr. Reba Carruth – Program Chair and Moderator
President George Washington
President Abraham Lincoln
Thanksgiving and Gratitude to God for Commonwealth and the Spiritual Destiny of America: Call for Community Service and FoodAid Donations
Musical Selection:
Harvest for the World, Isley Brothers and Kingdom Choir
V. Program Closing: Selected Prayers and Readings of Thanksgiving and Gratitude
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