Imagine sitting at a luscious table set for a day of Thanksgiving. Golden candlelight reflects in the wine or water in faceted goblets. Mounds of roasted, braised, smoked, even fried meats are surrounded by fruits and vegetables of every color of the rainbow. Maybe the table is carved from mahogany or oak. Maybe it is a folding card table. It doesn’t matter because sitting around it are people you love. Close your eyes and picture everyone to whom you have ever felt connected joining your feast — guests of honor, all of them. Maybe you’ve forgotten some of them. Now you are happy to be reminded of that love. How long must that table be?
What if you neglected to stay in touch with them all? How sad to be faced with a feast for one. Such are my wandering thoughts as I gather with some of those I love while missing others. I could go on and on, but I’ll save some for next week when we continue thinking about what it means to Cast a Wide Net.
Happy Thanksgiving sounds overworked, but really, have a great day. May it be filled with as much love as bounty.
Quote of the Week…
“Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.” B.C. Forbes, 1880 – 1955
Delight in the Light…
Yesterday was Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, and yet, it falls during the season of light; candles in various faith traditions flicker amidst strings of bulbs adorning houses and trees. While my family celebrates the birth of the Christ Child (in faith-based as well as commercial traditions), I appreciate and respect other…
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