Moving from Thanksgiving to Holy Days
There are a number of religious holidays that are celebrated in these dark days of northern hemisphere December. They all seem to talk about light coming to us in the midst of our darkness. Today's prayer seems most appropriate:
All-knowing God, show us the poor—
Not just the ones who have been pushed aside
in the wake of competition,
but the ones who are losing self-confidence,
the ones who are victims of the system they helped to build,
the ones whose jobs no longer exist.
Show us that there also is a poverty of the heart—
when saving is more important than sharing.
Help us to find security in sharing all our resources
so that through our total effort,
we will answer your call,
we will learn the value of kinship with all,
and we will discover that sharing by all can mean scarcity for none.
Have a wonderful week in whatever you do.
--Ben Keckler
11.29.10
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