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pil•grim (ˈpɪl grɪm, -grəm) n.
1. a person who journeys, esp. a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion.2. a traveler or wanderer, esp. in a foreign place.3. (cap.) one of the band of Puritans who founded the colony of Plymouth, Mass., in 1620
The little Mayflower held ninety-nine and of that number, fifty-seven survived the first year. Not only survived, but thrived. And when the bountiful harvest was gathered, they too gathered together and three days did not seem too long to celebrate.
How far away this week seemed to us last year or the year before! But we are still standing and that makes us survivors too. There is so much to celebrate. Family, friends, good food and the certain knowledge that the bustling holiday season will bring us close to the day we celebrate him home.
The iconic painting above by Norman Rockewell is titled “Freedom from Want.” I am not entirely free in this regard. I want him home. Now don’t go getting your knickers in a wad because I disrespected the intent of the painting or one of Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” or more to the point, any of the people who don’t enjoy this basic freedom from lack in a world filled with abundance. Doesn’t change the fact. I want him back. Yesterday.
Happy Thanksgiving. Our pilgrim is almost home.
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The Voice David Archuleta 