Here in America, it's time for thanksgiving. In an hour I get out of this class and am free for the break. Something I'm thankful for, to say the least. It's been a busy semester. Nevertheless, my heart turns when I look at the news. War rages in the Middle East, people are dying. It hurts knowing I'm here and safe, able to eat big meals and chill when there's so much wrong elsewhere. And I don't say this to make everyone feel badly about enjoying the blessings they have—that's the whole point of thanksgiving!—but I do have a heavy hear this holiday season for those in the land where it was once said: "Peace on earth, good will toward men."
We should be thankful for all that we have, for all we have been given. But I want everyone who reads this (myself included) to be sure to give a healthy amount of time in prayer for the unrest of the situation overseas, because it is serious and that's easy to forget. God is good, He knows best and His plan will perfectly be portrayed in history and now.
One gauntlet I have been meaning to throw down on this blog for a few years has been on the topic of Black Friday. This day is the thanksgiving of the Devil himself. I bet he and his goons take the day off in the US and let our flesh take clubs on each other as we raid stores and literally trample people to death annually to get something cheaper now. Not that gross economic consumption in itself is wrong, it just breeds so much envy, strife, violence and just plain evil. Again, think about the war in the Middle East, the hunger in Africa, the unreached everywhere, and the call to be like Christ I grind my teeth at a day like Black Friday.
We should be thankful for all that we have, for all we have been given. But I want everyone who reads this (myself included) to be sure to give a healthy amount of time in prayer for the unrest of the situation overseas, because it is serious and that's easy to forget. God is good, He knows best and His plan will perfectly be portrayed in history and now.
One gauntlet I have been meaning to throw down on this blog for a few years has been on the topic of Black Friday. This day is the thanksgiving of the Devil himself. I bet he and his goons take the day off in the US and let our flesh take clubs on each other as we raid stores and literally trample people to death annually to get something cheaper now. Not that gross economic consumption in itself is wrong, it just breeds so much envy, strife, violence and just plain evil. Again, think about the war in the Middle East, the hunger in Africa, the unreached everywhere, and the call to be like Christ I grind my teeth at a day like Black Friday.
