Gratitude in Darkness: Seeing Christ at Standing Rock

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This Thanksgiving, I am struggling to be thankful in an angry, fearful, pain-filled world. The words of the liturgy suddenly pierce my consciousness: “Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and after giving thanks, he broke it …”

After giving thanks?

How do you give thanks on a night when imminent death is staring you in the face?

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