Do Not Say To yourself, "My Power And The Might Of My Own Hand Have Gotten Me This Wealth." Deuteronomy 8:17 

From 《Forward Day By Day》

Rogation Day, Tuesday, May 12，2015, by Forward Movement

The play field is never level. Some people have a loving upbringing, attend good schools, find work that is pleasing and profitable, marry the right person, and enjoy good health. Some nations are rich in resources, geographically secure, and enjoy a functioning government and healthy economy.

I am a person who's had it pretty easy, and America is a country that's had it pretty easy. Virtually all my blessings and those of my country result from things given to us. The self-made man is a spiritually dangerous myth, as is the myth of self-made country. We depend on those who came before us and on things not of our making and outside our influence. We are blessed, and God calls all the blessed--individuals, churches, businesses, governments--to serve as divine agents in the world.

What does a divine agent do? The first thing is to give. The second thing is to give, and so is the third. That's what God does, and God gives to the blessed the opportunity to bless others by sharing in this giving. That's how we say "Thank you."