Today’s Thought “Bah Humbug” G. Ward

Proverbs 11:17

“A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.”

 

One great manuscript of old written by Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol), features a fictional character, Ebenezer Scrooge, a seasoned man, having lent our modernity’s tag in what it means to be a grouch. He’s depicted as hating Christmas, even going to great lengths to sabotage its festivities, yet the ending unfolds his real problem was lacking a rightful sociability and whereas a very ill child is used in such magnanimous regard to present this mean guy a wonderful introspection via A Ghost of Christmas Present, Scrooge would be transformed. For many of us who many be of a certain autumn (i.e., old), we anticipated this on film every year at Christmas and were reminded of how necessary it is in being more intentional to look beyond faults and address real needs.

Some may say these values have greatly diminished and perhaps they could be correct, but I’m inclined to know that problematics re-introduced/re-gurgitated won’t solve much, but a preparation in the Truth of God’s Word (each day), lends generosity in Spirit; enough so, to not hold others hostage to their idiosyncrasies (*Eph.6:12).