Program# 4904
Topic: Gratitude
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)
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Spiritual Journey Segment

Pulitzer prize-winning photographer, John White, shares a deep sense of gratitude for the journey on which he's been led by God.

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Sermon Segment

In "The Life of a Spoon," Heather Murray Elkins, Associate Professor of Worship and Liturgical studies at Drew University, shares the touching story of her father's experience as a soldier in the Korean War, the two orphans he befriended, and a spoon he brought home that became a symbol of gratitude.

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Interview Segment

Hosts Delle Chatman and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Dr. Heather Murray Elkins, who says if we fail to understand that we own nothing but what we are given by God, the need to grab, to take, to defend, and to divide becomes difficult to resist.

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Reflection Segment

Rabbi Michael Siegel, Senior Rabbi of Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago, says our ability to stop during the course of a day and thank God for that which we are blessed is a vital component of a spiritually active person.

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