HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY TO EVERYONE!!!

                    GRACE BEFORE THANKSGIVING MEAL  (John O'Donohue )


                         AS WE BEGIN THIS MEAL WITH GRACE
                     LET US BECOME AWARE OF THE MEMORY
                        CARRIED  INSIDE THE FOOD BEFORE US:
                                       THE QUIVER OF THE SEED
                                     AWAKENING IN THE EARTH,
                                UNFOLDING IN A TRUST OF ROOTS
                             AND SLENDER STEMS OF GROWTH,
                             ON ITS VOYAGE TOWARD HARVEST,
                           THE KISS OF RAIN AND SURGE OF SUN:
                              THE INNOCENCE OF ANIMAL SOUL
                                 THAT NEVER SPOKE A WORD,
                                    NOURISHED BY THE EARTH
                                 TO BECOME TODAY OUR FOOD;
                                THE WORK OF ALL THE STRANGERS
                                   WHOSE HANDS PREPARED IT,
                            THE PRIVILEGE OF WEALTH AND HEALTH
                          THAT ENABLES US TO FEAST AND CELEBRATE.