Luke 17
Every time I read the story of the 10 who had leprosy, I hope I am like the one who returned to give thanks. I pray that I can have a sense of gratitude about life. I know how tempting it is to simply assume what I should have or how life should be. It is very easy once we have something to have a sense of entitlement to it, whether it is healing, a relationship or a possession. I hope that I always remember life is a gift.
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I know that I often forget to say "Thank you" - to God or friends or my church. One thing that has helped a little is writing in a "gratitude journal" every night. By doing so, I am at least reminded to be grateful for some of the day's blessings. I'm sure that every single day, I receive countless blessings which I don't even notice. Ken has talked so much about the blessings of just living in this country - which many of us (including me) often forget.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of having so much and then having it taken away remindsd me of what my daughter and son-in-law are going through in New Orleans. They were so excited to have a new life by moving from Fairbanks Alaska to an area where he might live out his passion for music. Suddenly, he is hospitalized, facing surgery, and neither with jobs. Even worse, cancer is a possible diagnosis. When life goes smoothly, it is so easy to forget but when we hit the bumps, life is put back into perspective - not only for us but for the world! I praise God for His presence in this and in all things and at all times!
Today I realized that constant anxiety over losing my vision (a very real possibility) blinds me to what I can still see!
ReplyDeleteWhere is God in this? Beside me, within me, waiting for me to decide: will I journey on with trust and hope...or will I sink in desperation and dispair? I wamt to choose the former, a daily work, sometimes struggle, in progrcss...