A shredder ate hundreds of pieces of paper and other items in New York City on December 28 last year. Organizers of the second annual Good Riddance Day encouraged people to bring to Times Square their bad memories and suffering of 2008 and feed them into the industrial-strength shredder or toss them into an extra-large dumpster.
Some participants shredded pieces of paper with the words the stock market or cancer. Others destroyed bank statements, and one person shredded a printed e-mail from a boyfriend who broke up with her.
We long to shred memories of bad things that others have done to us or difficult circumstances were going through. The apostle Paul wanted relief from his present suffering, an infirmity that made him feel weak (2 Cor. 12:7-10). But God said to him, My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. God didnt take away the problem. Instead, He gave Paul the grace to live with it.
Difficulties burden us as we mull them over in our minds, affecting our relationships and our outlook on life. We as believers in Christ have a place to take these burdens. First Peter 5:7 tells us, [Cast] all your care upon [the Lord], for He cares for you.
A Blessed Lords Day to The Mayor family. And thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.