Groundhog Day and Other Myths I’ve Believed

It’s Groundhog Day.  To my way of thinking, this is quite possibly the silliest day of the year.  It is completely irrational to think that a groundhog can accurately predict the remainder of winter based on whether or not it sees its shadow.  And why not a rabbit or a squirrel or a raccoon?  They all have shadows to be seen or not seen.  Or why even bother with an animal at all?  You could just go by the weather in Punxsutawney.  My point is that it is illogical to believe that a groundhog has any concept of its own shadow, let alone can predict weather patterns by it.

Then I look at my life and all the irrational things that I believe.  I believe that money can provide true happiness.  I believe that if I had just a little more, I would be content.  I succumb to fearful worry and despair about the state of this world, when it belongs to an all-powerful God who is also good in ways we can’t imagine.  I believe that my children’s well-being depends on me.  I believe that the success of our church is up to me.  None of these things are any more rational than Groundhog Day.  So maybe I ought to go easy on Punxsutawney Phil and deal with my own irrationalities first.