It’s my birthday today, born on Friday, December 13, 1946. It’s my 10th birthday (after 1946) to fall on a Friday. Every day/date combination comes around four times every 28 years.

It’s amazing to me that in a society as technologically advanced as ours that 13 is considered an “unlucky” number and Friday 13th is considered an unlucky day. In China, they are afraid of the number 4. We were on an elevator in a Hong Kong hotel that had 26 floors. Well, not really. The top floor was called 26, but there was no 4th floor, no 14th floor, no 24th floor, and, for the sake of the westerners, no 13th floor!

If you think about it, Jesus and the 12 constituted a group of 13! Here’s da Vinci’s famous painting: count ‘em! 

So have a good day! I intend to.

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118.24, ESV)