Contentment and Gratitude

The poem Five Kernels of Corn chronicles the character and contentment of the Pilgrims through hardships. Their extended harvest celebration is memorable, but the winter before food was scarce. Bradford admonished his diminishing flock,

Give thanks, all ye people, the warm skies have come,

The hilltops are sunny, and green grows the holm,

And the trumpets of winds, and the white March is gone.

And ye still have left you Five Kernels of Corn.

Five Kernels of Corn!

Five Kernels of Corn!

Ye have for Thanksgiving Five Kernels of Corn!

To each one be given Five Kernels of Corn!

In want or in plenty the Pilgrims remembered to be appreciative. My son realized that as he wrote,

Be thankful for all!

Be thankful for all!

God will give us what we need

So be thankful for all.

Even though our remembrance feast has past, this concluded our Thanksgiving study perfectly. Gratefulness and contentment are inseparable; a lesson to practice every day.