Good morning…
I love this Halloween photo of our nephew and his expectant wife. On the morning after Thanksgiving, many of us wake stuffed.
“Today’s average American lives more comfortably than the nineteenth century’s wealthiest tycoons, who never beheld the sky from an airplane seat, browsed a website, heated soup in a microwave, or looked at a color photograph,” observes Chris Lowney, writer, speaker, formerly a managing director of JP Morgan and currently the vice-chair of the Board of CommonSpirit Health, the nation’s largest nonprofit health system by revenue ($29 Billion). “As I think of all I have and all I have been given, I’m certain of this much: I haven’t been grateful enough—and, chances are, neither have you. Be grateful now, tomorrow, every morning, and every evening. Gratitude will make you happier, and, just as important, will energize you to struggle on behalf of your marginalized brothers and sisters across the planet, billions of whom still lack their just share in the miracles of progress I’ve just described.”
Here’s what you say to those wealthy in regard to this age: “Don’t become high and mighty or place all your hope on a gamble for riches; instead, fix your hope on God, the One who richly provides everything for our enjoyment.” Tell them to use their wealth for good things; be rich in good works! If they are willing to give generously and share everything, then they will send ahead a great treasure for themselves and build their futures on a solid foundation. As a result, they will surely take hold of eternal life (1 Timothy 6:17-19, VOICE).
“Be grateful now, tomorrow, every morning, and every evening,” says Chris. “Fix your hope on God, the One who richly provides everything for your enjoyment,” encourages Timothy. Gratitude energizes us to struggle on behalf of our marginalized brothers and sisters across the planet. As we share generously with those who are lacking, together we build our futures on God’s solid foundation. Hand in hand, we take hold of eternal life.
…Sue…
