Saying Thank You

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Peace is inevitable. Why fight it?

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

You didn’t have to make an astonishing cosmos.
You didn’t have to make a diverse, beautiful, life-sustaining Earth.
You didn’t have to make humans capable of creativity, wisdom, sacrifice, compassion and love.
But you did.
It all says something about you.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“I saved the best for last.”

[It fits resurrection, not crucifixion, not “rapture” – but He never said it.]

D. Blog: On the gift of Financial Security

I admit it: having some financial security can allow for a fulfilling life. It can reduce the level of anxiety, as long as I don’t give in to the temptation to go too far beyond what is enough.

Because I attribute this security to blessing and the whims of the real estate market, I don’t think we’ve “earned” it, or that I can count on earning more than what is enough. This is enough, this is ample, this is a gift. I cannot count on more from our benefactor.

I know there are scenarios in which this “security” could be lost, yet I feel none of the tight-fisted resolve to hold on to what is “ours” or to what we have “earned”. The gift is ours to enjoy and to share – and to say “thank you” for it.