First Week of Advent THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 THE RULE OF 100 Isaiah 40:18–20 A woman downsizing into a much smaller home decided to use the “rule of 100” and reduce her total number of possessions to 100. Try counting the number of kitchen items you have and you’ll soon discover how small a number 100 can be. The more we cling to things we don’t need, the more they become idols that draw our attention from God. The rule of 100, if adjusted a bit, is a good rule. Do you use all those utensils, gadgets, clothes? Get rid of at least a few, and next time you’re shopping or making your Christmas list, you might decide you really don’t need what looks irresistible in a catalog. Swap gadgets with friends. Share larger culinary purchases with neighbors or family, or do without. Exchange clothes with someone your size. A reverse rule of 100 would be to get rid of 100 items and give them to charity. Chances are you won’t miss them, and someone else may receive something he or she really needed. My greatest need is you, God of my life. Teach me to live with open hands, passing along your gifts as I welcome you, the Giver. - - - By Kathleen Long Bostrom, a full-time writer and teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Posted on: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:30:00 +0000
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