Thanksgiving (to who?)

We went to the Thanksgiving Eve gathering at Christ Community Church tonight. The Pastor, speaking on thankfulness and ungratefulness said this (actually, it's paraphrased because I'm adding some words and thoughts):

Coveting (greed, and lust for anything) looks forward. Thankfulness and gratefulness look back.

Here's another quote that deals with the same idea from another person:

"Remembering" is the fence or boundary that keeps us from ungratefulness toward and disobedience to God.

Chapter 8 of Deuteronomy is entirely about remembering, being grateful, and what happens when we stop both of those. I'm pretty sure we, as a country, have stopped remembering where we came from, forgotten God, and determined to credit ourselves for our wealth and position in the world.

I say this as a member of the country and confess my materialism and greed, also. Thank God that He is a God of second chances. I pray that we, as a country, will ask God for a second chance and then take that second chance to obey Him and give credit where credit is due.

VBS

It's been a long week. I was a small group leader (that's a big title for "plays with five kids and tells them Jesus is cool") VBS at Christ Community church. It was a great experience and the lady that was our group leader was great to work for. I also had a very long week at work. Basically starting Monday I got up at 0700, returned from VBS at 1230, ate, showered, left for work, returned from work between 1130 and 0000 and crawled into bed as quickly as I could afterward. Whew! I'm glad that is over. It was neat for Candi to have the week "off" (she just had Wyatt from 0800 to 1200). I really got attached to the kids in my group - I wish I could have made the performance Friday night. Uncle Sam had other priorities for me...