It is easy to bow heads around a tableful of food and family this week and voice words of gratitude. It is more faithful — as followers of Jesus — to do so with a renewed commitment to expressing ongoing gratitude through generosity.

Gratitude-driven generosity requires seeing others as equally valued children of God. It calls not for limited charity given down to those in need, but respectful sharing of resources with those who lack the positions of social power we often take for granted.