Just a crazy idea...
On this day, we could remember the accomplishments of men and women of industry that have been able to utilize their God-given talents in a system of capitalism. Kids could learn about them in schools, congregations could thank God for gifting these men and women with their respective talents.
This could include celebrating the automobile, the computer, life-saving drugs, banking system that provides us with credit needed to buy homes or attend college, the power companies that provide us with the ability to be warm in winter and cool in summer, etc.
We could take a pause to thank those who take risks, putting their reputations or livelihoods on the line, in trying to come up with the newest product to improve people's lives. We could pray for those who have been unsuccessful in their pursuits, and we could pray for the system that makes such magnificent improvements possible. We could even write thank-you letters to the major investors or CEOs of the most important companies that make many of the modern conveniences possible!
What do you think? A good idea? A provocative idea? An impossibly flawed idea?
Maybe if we called it Free Market Day? The word "free" would make it more friendly.
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