Wednesday, January 1, 2003
Wednesday, January 1, 2003
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.
What are you wishing for in this New Year!
(Psalm 51.10
NRSV)
One day Lucy and Linus had a chicken wishbone and were going to pull it to make a wish.
Lucy
was explaining to Linus that if he got the bigger half of it his wish would come true. Linus said
to
her, "Do I have to say the wish out loud?" Lucy said, "Of course, if you don't say it out loud it
won't come true." So Lucy went ahead and made her wishes first. She said, "I wish for four
new
sweaters, a new bike, a new pair of skates, a new dress and one hundred dollars." It came
time
for Linus to make his wishes, and he said, "I wish for a long life for all of my friends, I wish for
world peace, I wish for great advancements in medical research." About that time, Lucy took
the
wishbone and threw it away saying, "Linus, that's the trouble with you. You're always spoiling
everything."
Dear God, the most important wish I have for this year is for more people to invite Jesus into
their hearts. Amen.
