Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8
But do not forget this one thing, pharmacy dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, check and a thousand years are like a day.

Thought for the Day: It’s May Day! How come the first of May gets special attention? Why don’t we celebrate April Day or July Day? Well, treat like many modern holidays, May Day’s origins can be traced back to ancient pagan (pre-Abrahamic) festivals. In ancient Britain the Druids celebrated May 1 as the first day of summer, a time of cleansing and new beginnings. The Romans celebrated May 1 as a day dedicated to Flora, goddess of the flowers. When the Romans conquered Britain, the two festivals slowly merged and took on each other’s qualities—which is part of the reason people dance around a flower-covered May pole.

May Day was celebrated for some time in the American colonies, but was discouraged by Puritans who misunderstood its pagan origins and (somewhat unfairly) decided any celebration that wasn’t “Christian” should be banned. The irony of course, is that both Easter and Christmas, the two major Christian holidays, were pagan celebrations long before Christians expropriated them.

In our modern era, May 1 has become a day to celebrate the international labor movement, a reminder that without the contributions of a large workforce, we would all be hungry and cold. Over 80 countries, including the U.S., recognize today as an official holiday. Let’s take some time today to give thanks and show our support for all those who labor to provide both material and spiritual sustenance for the rest of us. Because without a strong and strongly supported workforce, we have nothing.

Prayer: Thank you, God who works endlessly, for the hands of labor that provide our tomatoes and our transistors, our meats and our medicines, our education and our enlightenment. Amen.