Thursday, August 1, 2002
Thursday, August 1, 2002
Then I will thank you in the great congregation; in the mighty throng I will praise
you.
When the time came for the auction, Mildred was ill and couldn't go. Joe went instead. You
guessed it! Joe saw this lawn furniture and bought it. He thought he had found a terrific
bargain. Poor Mildred! She had to wait another year to get rid of the stuff.
We don't worry about our daily bread. We worry about gaining weight. We don't worry about
life's essentials. We worry about what to do with all the leftover junk. Rather than praying
for our daily bread, which is a legitimate prayer for most of the world's people, our prayers will
be chiefly prayers of thanksgiving. I don't know about you, but I want the Father to know that I
don't take any of it for granted. I want to thank Him every day for the blessings He has given
me.
(Psalm 35.18
NRSV)
I enjoyed reading about a couples' club at the First United Church in Hamilton, Canada who
sponsored an annual auction sale. Everybody gathered up their accumulated junk and sent it
down to the church. They brought in a professional auctioneer for the occasion. He sold all
this stuff and the event raised some money for missionaries and the club budget. Well, one
couple, Joe, and Mildred, had some old lawn furniture that had been lying about. Mildred
thought the auction sale a marvelous opportunity to get rid of it. So she sent it all off to be
sold.
Dear God, may I take the blessings you have given to me
to others. Amen.
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