Luck?

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

On the wings of a snow white dove: PEACE!

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,
We celebrate the light, for it allows us to see.
We celebrate the light, for it warms our bodies and our spirits.
We celebrate the light, for it dispels shadows and the terrors they hold.
We celebrate the light, for it brightens even the coldness that envelopes us.
We celebrate the light, for it fosters hope and joy.
We celebrate the light that permeates your creation.
Amen


C. Unquoting Jesus:

“Anybody got a Light?”

[Close, but no cigar??]

D. Blog: What’s Luck Got To Do With It?

Friday the 13th

Did anything bad happen to you yesterday? My day went smoothly. No mishaps. No major disappointments. The same for my whole extended family, as far as I know. It was for me, in fact, quite a lucky day. I had a home improvement project started a month ahead of schedule. Whoever heard of such a thing?! Wonderful! Such good luck. We got some much-needed rain, but not so much as to interfere with most activities. I attended a fantastic evening event with great food and wonderful sharing among 30 open and affirming people. Even Nick, the young man doing the work on our house, got great news: he received the last of the permits he and his wife need so they can move into their new house and out of his grandmother’s basement!

What a silly superstition! Why would anyone think any day is consistently less lucky than any other date on the calendar? Somebody decided to call it unlucky, and for some reason the idea stuck. Now the media remind us of it every time a Friday the 13th comes around. Or, is it possible Jesus was crucified on a 13th? Well, but we didn’t have that calendar then… Besides, the church calls that a good Friday. Doesn’t work. No religious connection to make us call it an unlucky day.

No, this is a day God has made, so rejoice in it. Don’t get alarmed about this superstition.

I saw a list that somebody had compiled of unfortunate and tragic events that happen to have fallen on Friday the 13th. I noticed that 90% of them resulted directly from human ignorance, violence or depravity. In other words, we make most of our own “unlucky” events. They usually do not just happen. Somebody should compile similar lists for other dates on the calendar. I wonder what they would discover...

In other cultures that follow a different calendar, perhaps they recognize a Terrible Tuesday the 27th. No matter. The question remains: “What’s Luck Go To Do With It?”