Daily Gratitude Year 5-Day 355: Today, I am grateful for board games. This was too funny not to share. I love Scrabble. I love that my newly married into the family daughter, Emma, understands that when forced to choose between the highest scoring word and the coolest word... it is a tough choice. All of us have suggestions for more letters.
I love that the Christmas season brings time for board games with family and friends. It is good to sit around the table and laugh together. It is the good stuff.
This is one of the great things about adult children. The games are no longer Candy Land, Trouble and Connect Four. They are strategic and some are even cooperative. I can't wait to see what the season brings.
Board games have been around for centuries. In fact, Senet is the oldest known board game has been found in the tombs of Egyptian kings like Tutankhamun. Others like The Royal Game of Ur, Nine Men's Morris and Mancala have strong links to culture and have a place in history.
Being playful is a part of who God made us to be. We need to play, just like we need to work. We weren't just designed to tend the garden, but to enjoy it. Right? All things in balance. What kind of mind creates games? One created in His image:
"For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him." -1 Colossians 1:15-16
Board Games make a great gift, but did I ever contemplate the creative mind that puts it together? Not until today. Relationships can be built and strengthened through play. I wonder what games Jesus knew as a child? I imagine he played games like any ordinary child. Perhaps, even board games.
If the opportunity comes up, play a game. Enjoy the fellowship. Listen to the conversation. Behold the fellowship. Take it in. Savor the moment.
Today, I am grateful for board games.
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