I’m taking a few minutes to eat here at work, with a bowl of my favorite canned pseudo-food. Saying grace before dinner, it occurred to me again that we really live like kings here in the Bismarck-Mandan area. The least among us has got life infinitely better than the majority of the people in this world. We make fun of “pseudo food” like this stuff; yet it’s more nutrition than many people might see in a week. It’s certainly more sodium!

And perhaps it’s just the theme of the day…while shoveling generic Cap’n Crunch into my head this morning, it occurred to me that there are millions, perhaps billions, of people out there who are so undernourished that their teeth probably couldn’t even handle Cap’n Crunch.

I think of Philippians 4:11 in the Bible: “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” Or Titus 6:8 as well: “And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.” We as Americans are very prosperous. I don’t consider that an accident, either. But it should occur to us daily to be thankful for, and good stewards of, all that we have. In today’s society, and with technology advancing as fast as it is, it’s very difficult to be content. But we should always be thankful…and not to Chef Boy Ar Dee.