Thanksgiving Quotes & Prayers

Words of gratitude for the Thanksgiving table.

Thanksgiving traces back to an autumn feast shared in 1621 between the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag, after the colony's first successful corn harvest. It didn't become a national holiday until more than two centuries later, when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a Thanksgiving Day in 1863 during the Civil War. Browse Quotes or find words from Prayers for the table.

Lincoln's proclamation, credited in part to writer and editor Sarah Hale, spoke of gratitude for the year's blessings rather than the Pilgrim story most people associate with the holiday today. Whether you're hosting or traveling, the Wishes collection has lines for the people you're grateful for, and the Status page works for a quick post.