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The day after Thanksgiving...
Pardon our over-indulgence, Lord,
and our conspicuous consumption
at yesterday's holiday table...
May we neither waste our plenty
nor hoard the goods
nor hoard the goods
that others need so much...
May our bounty not blind us,
our surplus never dull us,
to others' dire straits...
As we plan and shop for Christmas
make us modest in our wish lists
and discerning in our spending...
In reaching out to those in need:
may we be more generous
than we've ever been before...
Help us find the deeper meaning
in the days that lie ahead:
what's holy, healing, helpful,
and makes us truly happy
in giving of ourselves...
Amen.
I'm never quite sure if these blogger comments make it to you and i may also follow with an email. First, hail, Father, and well met! Just a quick note to mention that the link in the text that tries to point to John Fitzsimmons on the web generates a "bad request" error . I do tech work for a school and was able to read the html and see where it was trying to lead. It appears to be a case of too much information, a. a browser will be confused by the extra formatting that bled into the behind-the-scenes instructions. I found him at johnfitz.com, being determined to seek out this wizard-poet who blended nature and history into this beautiful verse. it stopped me in my tracks and made me feel a rich new perspective that i was otherwise lacking. You have some great friends! Looking forward to seeing again the manger on the Zenith and the boys' film companion which are not very far around the bend. Peace and every good! Don from Nashville
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