Good day and welcome to Denison Forum's Daily Article Podcast. I'm narrator, Chris Elkins,

giving voice to today's daily article, authored by cultural theologian, Dr. Jim Denison.

U.S. Army specialist Sarah Berksdstrom, age 20, died last night, according to President Trump.

She was one of two National Guard members targeted by a gunman in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. A second victim, Andrew

Wolf, age 24, remains in critical condition at this writing. Berkstrom's death means that the

suspect will likely be charged with first-degree murder.

U.S. officials stated yesterday that the alleged shooter was an Afghan national who worked for the CIA in his native country and arrived in the U.S. in 2021.

He drove across the country from Washington State to commit the crime.

The FBI is probing for a motive for

the suspect who was shot at the scene and being treated in a hospital after being arrested. The shooting

Casapol over yesterday's Thanksgiving holiday reminding us that tragedy does not respect tradition.

And yet we are commanded by God's word from 1 Thessalonians 5,

verse 18, to give thanks in all things. This could indicate that we are to be grateful in our

challenges, but not for them. However, Scripture in Ephesians 5 verse 20 also instructs us to

give thanks always and for everything to God.

In the face of unspeakable tragedies such as Wednesday shooting, should we do this?

Thanksgiving became a regularly observed national holiday after President Abraham Lincoln's

1863 proclamation establishing a day of gratitude to God. And yet, as John

Meacham reports in his magnificent biography of Mr. Lincoln, the fall of that year was a dark time

for the president. The midterm elections of 1862 were disastrous for his party. As the war churned on,

his prospects in the upcoming presidential

election looked dire. Nonetheless, Mr. Lincoln called the nation to express its gratitude

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