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A Thanksgiving Message of Faith, Family, and America | America Unfiltered #162 · America Unfiltered With James P

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  America, we are back, baby. This is going to be our
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  Thanksgiving message from America unfiltered.
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  I want everyone this Thanksgiving not to focus on
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  politics, but to focus on what's really important, being thankful
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  for all the things that have been in our lives.
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  Thanksgiving is one of the last holidays in America that still
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  points us upward toward God the Father, toward Jesus Christ, and
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  toward gratitude for every blessing He's poured over this
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  nation. As Catholics, we understand that
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  Thanksgiving isn't just a tradition, it is an act of
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  worship. It's giving Christ the glory He
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  deserves and recognition that nothing in our lives is
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  accidental or self-made. Everything is a gift from God.
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  This nation did not rise at a luck or convenience.
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  America was built by men and women who feared God, trusted
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  Christ, and believe that freedom was worth suffering for.
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  They thank God in scarcity, thanked Him in abundance, and
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  thanked Him even, and the future was uncertain.
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  That faith built the foundation is why America became the
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  greatest nation on earth. Even when our government feels
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  corrupt, our culture feels broken, and our institutions
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  feel captured, the truth hasn't changed.
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  Christ is not abandoned. This country and God is still in
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  control. Thanksgiving forces us to slow
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  down. It forces us to acknowledge His
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  blessings, especially the ones we overlook, the ones we take
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  for granted, and the ones we come through and struggle
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  through. And today, we should thank God
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  for all of these. For Jesus Christ our Savior and
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  King, whose sacrifice opens heaven and whose resurrection
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  promises that death never wins. For God's mercy, which renews
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  every morning, even when we fall short.
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  For the Holy Spirit who strengthens us when we feel
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  overwhelmed. For our families, the ones at
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  our tables and the ones we remember with love.
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  For military families, especially those spending
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  Thanksgiving with an empty chair because someone they loved
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  sacrificed their life for America.
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  For the deployed men and women who can't be home today because
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  they're protected our right to live free.
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  We want to give our thanks. For police, firefighters,
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  nurses, and 1st responders who carry burden so the rest of us
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  can live safely. For the loved ones who have
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  passed away, whose memory reminds us that Christ conquered
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  death and that love continues beyond the grave.
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  For our freedoms given by God, not by the politicians.
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  And for every American who continues defending them.
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  For our health, even imperfect health.
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  Because every day is a gift. For opportunities, even the
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  small ones, a job, a skill, a person who believed in us.
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  For setbacks, because with Christ, suffering can become
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  strength. And for this country, because
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  God planted us here with purpose.
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  And I especially want to speak to Gen.
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  Z, Gen. Alpha, and Millennials because
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  Thanksgiving hits different for us.
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  We are the generation dealing with a broken job market, a
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  collapsing economy, skyrocketing rent, loneliness, depression,
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  anxiety, shredded communities, political gaslighting, no
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  leadership willing to fight for us, a culture that mocks faith
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  and masculinity, a society that tells us our future is already
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  lost, and a dating pool that feels impossible.
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  But it's not all true. Christ didn't put us here to
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  fail. He put us here to rebuild.
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  We are not weak, we are not forgotten, We are not here by
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  accident. We are the generation that will
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  have to carry America through the chaos and Christ will give
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  us the strength to do it. Young Americans need to
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  remember, choose God in every moment.
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  Choose God always. Not the boomers, not the elites.
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  Choose God, and if he chose you, he will equip you today.
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  Even if life is heavy, even if the world feels dark, even if
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  you feel like you're hanging on by a thread.
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  Give thanks because Christ is walking with you.
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  He sees you. He knows your struggles, and he
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  will use them to make you stronger.
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  And give thanks for America, because this country is still
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  worth saving. Not through politicians or
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  parties, but through families. The return of Jesus Christ.
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  Fathers who lead with strength. Mothers who raise their children
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  faith, and young men and women who refuse to give up on the
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  nation that God gave them. So today we thank God the
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  Father, Jesus Christ our Lord, and the Holy Spirit who gives
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  life. May Christ bless all the people
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  around America. May Christ bless everyone in the
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  world. I want everybody to have a happy
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  Thanksgiving. Remember to leave politics at
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  the door this Thanksgiving. It's not the time to go red
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  Pilling your parents. This is the time to just be
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  thankful for the blessings bestowed upon your life.
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  I hope everybody has a blessed Thanksgiving and I will see you
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  guys tomorrow. Thank you.