I love Thanksgiving. And it's not because of all the great food. I plenty of great food all through the year. I like Thanksgiving because it is not polluted by all the busyness of other holidays. OK, by "other holidays" I mean Christmas.
Today I got a Thanksgiving card. I like the idea of sending Thanksgiving cards. In fact, I think that our culture should move the gift-giving tradition to Thanksgiving, too. That way we could really focus on Jesus at Christmas, and on our blessings at Thanksgiving. Giving stuff seems more appropriate at Thanksgiving. "Giving" is even part of the holiday's name!
Well, I haven't done any Thanksgiving shopping, so I guess I won't be making that transition this year. But I do want to do my Christmas giving with the kingdom of God in mind. I am asking Jesus to guide me as I give. It's really all about him.
