The Recovering Consumer's Lord's Prayer

I was meeting with a student – we get together once a week to talk about what God is doing in our lives (and other random things) – when I mentioned refrigeration and food storage were key in “getting off the grid”.  (I could lead you down the path of “are you called of God or convinced by Christians?” through used motor oil to how I arrived at that point, but it would take several paragraphs.)  I then made the observation, “Unless we become Amish”.  Their food storage is the living creature that produces the product.  I don’t need to refrigerate my milk, I just go obtain today’s supply from Bossy.  Which then led to “give us this day our daily eggs” and a few seconds later “and forgive us our decadence as we try to keep up with the Joneses.”

So, with no further ado, The Recovering Consumer’s Lord’s Prayer;

Our Father in Heaven, indescribable is who you are.  Your perfect plan is our desire, beautiful is the order you created.  Give us this day our daily eggs and forgive us our decadence as we try to keep up with the Joneses.  And lead us not into consumerism, but deliver us from our selfishness.  For in you is contentment, and peace and joy everlasting.  Amen