It's easy to be grateful today.
Last night the TV screen fills with smoke and violence. Palestinian children attack Israelis with rocks and knives. People dying over religion and race. Unless a miracle happens it will morph into another war.
Bodies litter Chicago's ghettos. Mostly youngsters killing each other. Something about drugs and turf.
The turmoil rages in Syria. People killing over religious and tribal differences. Murder on behalf of God. Their version.
Friends tell me they don't watch the news. Because it's mostly this kind of stuff, the stuff that viewers feast on. They find it depressing.
But I watch some of it because it reminds of the blessings we have in our lives.
Yes, we disagree here. Sometimes about most everything. But at least in our country we have relative peace. Our Constitution lets us express our beliefs.
Yes we have inequities in our country. They're part of the human condition. It's a reality that surrounds us as long as we live. But here, at least, we're mostly safe.
It's never difficult to find reasons to be grateful.
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