Wasted Worthy: "The Liturgy of Abundance, the Myth of Scarcity"

Walter Brueggemann's "The Liturgy of Abundance, the Myth of Scarcity" seems an appropriate read on this Thanksgiving Day 2017. The link will bring you to an online PDF version of the article. Link to article >>

In answer to the people's fears and complaints, something extraordinary happens. God's love comes trickling down in the form of bread. They say, “Manhue?”—Hebrew for “What is it?”—and the word “manna” is born. They had never before received bread as a free gift that they couldn't control, predict, plan for, or own. The meaning of this strange narrative is that the gifts of life are indeed given by a generous God. It's a wonder, it's a miracle, it's an embarrassment, it's irrational, but God's abundance transcends the market economy. 

      ~Walter Brueggemann, The Liturgy of Abundance, the Myth of Scarcity: Consumerism and Religious Life