Last night we joined in with the Waltham Ministerial Association for an interfaith service focused on gratitude. Gratitude and what it means to radically welcome the stranger in our midst this year as we move through thanksgiving. Did the illegal immigrants we know as "pilgrims" really invite the Wampanoag American Indians to the "table" - or was it the other way around on that first meal of harvest harmony in 1621? And the call to find gratitude even in the midst of difficult life circumstances - check out W.S. Merwin's poem i read during the meditation: http://members.aol.com/notis/ceumc/witness.htm. May we all be grateful, aware, mindful of those who are in need, and at peace this week. See you next week for the regular 7:30 Watershed service.