About this time every year, I re-read Dot Jackson's 1981 Thanksgiving column from the Charlotte Observer. After raising the question of what ever happened to the old-time concept of "enough," she wrote: "Enough was a roof that didn't leak. Plenty of chairs on the porch, and at the table. . . . Enough was food and safety from the elements . . . ; enough was a little help for a friend in need and debt to no one.

"There is something perverse about more than enough," Dot Jackson decided. "When we have more, we never have enough. It is always somewhere out there, just out of reach. The more we acquire, the more elusive enough becomes."

On this day of Thanksgiving, whether we have a full table or a frozen dinner, we can echo Paul's words: "I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Phil. 4:11-13).

Lord God of our abundance, we thank You today for giving us Your Son. Thank You for the gift of contentment. We are grateful to You for giving us enough.  — David C. McCasland