Thanksgiving holiday is upon us. Maybe when you hear of Thanksgiving you think of a big feast, huge turkey and all the yummy sides that go with it. Maybe the Norman Rockwell painting comes to mind with everyone gathered at the table with grandma placing the big bird down as grandpa oversees with approval. Or maybe it’s the football games, sitting around the big screen, cheering on your favorite team. Or maybe it’s just enjoying the family time, getting to catch up with your relatives. Maybe someone will have the opportunity to hear a history lesson of how the observance of the holiday came to be. Maybe, and I would hope that many of us here in this room, would take the opportunity of remembrance and giving thanks to our God. And that’s why I selected this text in Nehemiah this morning. In it we will find the occasion to praise God and to celebrate.