Good Morning, God,
Lord, it's Halloween time again, the time we decorate ourselves, our children, even our dogs and cats, in some sort of costume and have parties and collect goodies. There is a bit of coercion involved, because we say, "Trick or Treat." Since most of us don't want our mailboxes trashed, our trees teepeed, our houses egged, or our cars soaped, we usually pay the bribe with candy!
Lord, such shenanigans and frivolity can be so much fun...but it can also be dangerous. We will have excited children running around in masks that limit their sight and costumes so dark they limit our seeing them. We may have a few folks who think it funny to booby-trap the loot with dangerous stuff. We may have a few who think up tricks that are permanently injurious to life, limb, and property.
Lord, there may also be folks for whom Halloween is a holiday time for celebrating the real devil.
Whatever, Lord, may this day and night be only fun and protect us from harm from tricks and the evil spirits.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Lord, it's Halloween time again, the time we decorate ourselves, our children, even our dogs and cats, in some sort of costume and have parties and collect goodies. There is a bit of coercion involved, because we say, "Trick or Treat." Since most of us don't want our mailboxes trashed, our trees teepeed, our houses egged, or our cars soaped, we usually pay the bribe with candy!
Lord, such shenanigans and frivolity can be so much fun...but it can also be dangerous. We will have excited children running around in masks that limit their sight and costumes so dark they limit our seeing them. We may have a few folks who think it funny to booby-trap the loot with dangerous stuff. We may have a few who think up tricks that are permanently injurious to life, limb, and property.
Lord, there may also be folks for whom Halloween is a holiday time for celebrating the real devil.
Whatever, Lord, may this day and night be only fun and protect us from harm from tricks and the evil spirits.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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