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1.Calvin Coolidge 1925: "As we have grown and prospered in material things, so also should we progress in moral and spiritual things.

We are a God-fearing people who should set ourselves against evil and strive for righteousness in living, and observing the Golden Rule we should from our abundance help and serve those less fortunately placed.

We should bow in gratitude to God for His many favors."

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(Photo: Reuters/Joe Marquette/FILE SV)Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who forged a conservative revolution that transformed American politics, died on June 5, 2004 after a decade-long battle with Alzheimer's disease, U.S. media reported.

Reagan is pictured waving to well-wishers on the south lawn of the White House on April 25, 1986, before departing for a summit in Tokyo.Presidential Thanksgiving proclamations and speeches have been popular throughout American history.

Within the federal government, the tradition pre-dates the U.S. Constitution adopted in 1789, and was observed by the Continental Congress.President George Washington issued the first presidential Thanksgiving proclamation but that was not officially observed as a concurrent tradition by every president until Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving to be observed on Thursday, November 26, 1863.

Before Lincoln, Thanksgiving was generally promoted in government at the state level.President Franklin Delano Roosevelt officially made the holiday the fourth Thursday in November in 1942.President Barack Obama has already released his Thanksgiving Presidential Proclamation for 2015.Below are seven great spiritual quotes from American presidents about one of America's most observed holidays:1.Calvin Coolidge 1925: "As we have grown and prospered in material things, so also should we progress in moral and spiritual things.

We are a God-fearing people who should set ourselves against evil and strive for righteousness in living, and observing the Golden Rule we should from our abundance help and serve those less fortunately placed.

We should bow in gratitude to God for His many favors."

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1942:Free sign up cp newsletter!

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Across the uncertain ways of space and time our hearts echo those words, for the days are with us again when, at the gathering of the harvest, we solemnly express our dependence upon Almighty God.The final months of this year, now almost spent, find our Republic and the Nations joined with it waging a battle on many fronts for the preservation of liberty.In giving thanks for the greatest harvest in the history of our Nation, we who plant and reap can well resolve that in the year to come we will do all in our power to pass that milestone; for by our labors in the fields we can share some part of the sacrifice with our brothers and sons who wear the uniform of the United States.It is fitting that we recall now the reverent words of George Washington, "Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy Protection," and that every American in his own way lift his voice to heaven."3.

Grover Cleveland 1885:"And let us by no means forget while we give thanks and enjoy the comforts which have crowned our lives that truly grateful hearts are inclined to deeds of charity, and that a kind and thoughtful remembrance of the poor will double the pleasures of our condition and render our praise and thanksgiving more acceptable in the sight of the Lord."4.

Ronald Reagan 1981:"In this spirit, Thanksgiving has become a day when Americans extend a helping hand to the less fortunate.

Long before there was a government welfare program, this spirit of voluntary giving was ingrained in the American character.

Americans have always understood that, truly, one must give in order to receive.

This should be a day of giving as well as a day of thanks."5.

Bill Clinton 1999:"As we acknowledge the past, we do so knowing that the individual blessings for which we give thanks may have changed, but our gratitude to God and our commitment to our fe6.

Abraham Lincoln 1863:"They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy

2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1942:

"It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord."

Across the uncertain ways of space and time our hearts echo those words, for the days are with us again when, at the gathering of the harvest, we solemnly express our dependence upon Almighty God.The final months of this year, now almost spent, find our Republic and the Nations joined with it waging a battle on many fronts for the preservation of liberty.In giving thanks for the greatest harvest in the history of our Nation, we who plant and reap can well resolve that in the year to come we will do all in our power to pass that milestone; for by our labors in the fields we can share some part of the sacrifice with our brothers and sons who wear the uniform of the United States.It is fitting that we recall now the reverent words of George Washington, "Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy Protection," and that every American in his own way lift his voice to heaven."

3. Grover Cleveland 1885:"And let us by no means forget while we give thanks and enjoy the comforts which have crowned our lives that truly grateful hearts are inclined to deeds of charity, and that a kind and thoughtful remembrance of the poor will double the pleasures of our condition and render our praise and thanksgiving more acceptable in the sight of the Lord."

4. Ronald Reagan 1981:"In this spirit, Thanksgiving has become a day when Americans extend a helping hand to the less fortunate.

Long before there was a government welfare program, this spirit of voluntary giving was ingrained in the American character.

Americans have always understood that, truly, one must give in order to receive.

This should be a day of giving as well as a day of thanks."

6. Abraham Lincoln 1863:"They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy.

Philippians 4:4-9

Rejoice in the Lord always and again i say rejoice!

These are the words of the apostle Paul.

I wonder, what right does he have to give us advice about such matters?

Has Paul been a sufferer?

Has Paul seen the treachery of life, the disdain, the weak, the poor, the helpless?

Has Paul suffered?

Has he had tyranny rule?

Has the weight of the world rested on his shoulders as it does some days on yours and mine; we might ask.

Has Paul tried to meet the dead line?

Get the kids to soccer, band, track, dance, church choir practice and their homework completed, all in one night?

We all feel overwhelmed at times.

Once in a while we are more than overwhelmed, we are the curse of all humanity.

Like bad life only happens to me.

I am the one with a burden so great.

I am hurting, I am sad, I am spent.

It is hard for us to see others as having the same condition, or a worse condition when we are looking down.

Who is Paul?

Pharisee by trade.

Taught by the best teachers, went to the best schools.

His mentor was Gamaliel the great scholar, leader of the Sanhedrin.

He was zealous for God with his whole career before him.

No doubt, if he stayed on course, he would have taken Gamaliel’s position as the head of the Sanhedrin.

He was so zealous for God, he stood up when the new church down the street opened and began to win converts that he went after them, attacked them, stood by as one of their people were stoned to death.