Good Morning, God,
Ah, Lord, we have awakened this day to "Black Friday." Quite an off-putting name for any day, but especially a day that begins the season of giving and joy and peace on earth and goodwill to all!
One has to know the retail world to understand that "Black Friday" is so named because it is the day, or begins the season, when retailers' bottom lines turn to the "black," turn to the profitable side of the ledger. The stores do this by counting on loss-leaders and the much larger-than-average sales on deeply disconted items called "door busters," as those items are often called. Sure enough, shoppers really do bust down doors and hustle and jostle to get to the prized-priced items to purchase.
No matter what we do in the retail world, though, Lord God of the Universe, help us to believe that there is no discounting your grace to us that came in the form of baby Jesus, who is the reason for the season. There is no discounting the fact of faith that your Christiams gift cost all that you had to give - the life of your Son, Jesus Christ.Thank you for your fully-priced gift - the un-discounted Jesus of our faith.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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