Wednesday, November 24, 1999
Wednesday, November 24, 1999
Singing, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and
power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen."
We have so much to be thankful for. I was reading recently that we lose as much in loose change
each year as the rest of the world has to live on. Figure it for yourself. These figures are a little
out of date, but adjusted for inflation they are still valid. The cash lost each year in the United
States amounts to about seventy-five dollars per capita--money that has fallen out of pockets, is
misplaced, and so forth. The total average income for most of the earth's people comes to about
sixty-nine dollars per person. The average American thus loses more money each year than a lot
of people earn.
We have much to be thankful for, and we have much to offer in helping others in their
thanksgiving.
(Revelation 7:12
NRSV)
I wouldn't want to be a turkey around Thanksgiving, would you? Let me make a suggestion: Let's
not have a turkey day this year. Please don't misunderstand. I'm not arguing for a vegetarian
celebration. I'm disturbed over the growing tendency in our society of referring to the Fourth
Thursday in November as "Turkey Day" rather than "Thanksgiving Day." My guess is that this
trend reflects a growing alienation from our religious heritage.
Dear God, you have blessed me with so much. Thank you. May I use my blessings to be a
blessing in your name. Amen.
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