Thankfulness as a source of life
“’…All these commandments I have kept,’ the young man said. ‘What do I still lack?’ Jesus answered, ‘ If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me. ’ When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth.” I am sitting in Starbucks on Black Friday at 5:30 am. There are cars frantically racing about outside on destinations to shopping malls and big box stores that promise deals for Christmas shopping. I don’t have the money to do likewise. That our society makes a holiday out of consumption is indicative of the consumption that drives our capitalist economy. But yesterday I spent the day in thankfulness with my family at Thanksgiving dinner. We spent time with others whom we love, thankful for their comfort, and I thought upon all the gifts God had given us. One blessing from earlier this year is this laptop. I received a bonus at work from my ...