Thursday,
11/22/12
What
does it mean to say, “Thanks”? We say it all the time. A waitress puts water on
your table, and as she walks away, you say, “Thanks.” What good does that do?
Today
we thank God for all the good things in our lives. So, what does our “Thanks”
do for God?
If
you look it up you’ll find the word is a variation on the word “Think.”
To
thank someone, or to thank God is to think about what you owe them, about what
they do for you. Saying, “Thanks” acknowledges all that; and to be sincere the
word should be backed up by your thinking seriously and thankfully about God or
whoever.
We
should think about the bodies God gave us. In that regard I often think about
Sister De Sales, a wonderful Daughter of Charity. I suppose she is still a
substantial Polish woman. No centerfold. I visited her hospital room after she
had a knee replacement. She was hunched over in a hospital gown, but she looked
up, and she said, “I am sitting here thinking about our wonderful bodies.”
We
should thank God for clouds. Early this morning they were gold rimmed purple
stretches layered above the east. By eight o’clock they were the purest white
against a pale blue sky, the combo they strive for with Dresden China.
Later
in the morning I was visited by six friends who brought their culture and their
kindness with them. It sets me thinking about God’s kindness in sending me
people created in his image.
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