He delights and is glad to hear us thank Him, but it doesn’t encourage Him to give us good things, any more a stream is encouraged to keep on flowing when a deer stops to drink in it. Flowing is what the stream is for, and it’s not going to pack itself up and leave in a huff if the deer isn’t properly grateful.
The deer, however, may suffer if it can’t linger long enough to enjoy having its thirst quenched.
Read the rest of my latest for The Catholic Weekly.
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Loved this! Thank you for your insight this holiday season!
Thank you, Simcha! I’m grateful for your writing.