This is why we give thanks

My children’s favorite grace before meals is—(ducks and blushes from theological embarrassment)—the Johnny Appleseed song.

Oh, the Lord’s been good to me / And so I thank the Lord
For giving me / The things I need
The sun and the rain and the apple seed
The Lord’s been good to me

Maybe you’ve heard it. Maybe you hate it. Maybe you, too, live with small children in the frigid north and have to substitute “snow” for “rain” six months out of the year.