Good Morning, God
We saw the young boy's eyes light up and his face smile really big the other day at a shop on the square as his grandfather showed him a display case of pocket knives. Boys have always had an interest in the pocket knife - the Cub and Boy Scouts have their special ones, grandfathers have their knives that will cut twine or trim fingernails, warriors have their knives that will help win a battle. Hunters have their knives that will dress a deer. Some have knives that will whittle a stick into an object of beauty.
Lord, we thank you for expressions of joy when boys learn the secrets of knives and what can be done with them. We thank you for special bonds that are made between a father and son and a grandfather and grandson when one teaches the other the tricks of "whittlin". We thank you for imaginations that put to use those multi-blade knives that begin with the Cub Scouts and evolve into the Swiss Army Knife. Lord, may we appreciate, among all of our electronic gadgets today, the simplicity and usefulness of a simple knife in our pockets.!
In Jesus name, Amen
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