I wonder if I made a list, could I even begin to enumerate with any accuracy the abundance that has been rained down on my life with such grace and mercy? At the risk of forgetting important things, I might try.
My Blessings
When I hold the hand and heart of a man, so very unlike the world's mistaken ideas of what constitutes a "real man," but filled with a noble humility, who loves with his whole heart and life and breath...I am blessed.
When I stand beside a family table and hear my eighty year old father give a heartfelt, loving prayer...I am blessed.
When I put my arms around my dear mama and know she is still here with me and in my home...I am blessed.
When I hear the voices of my siblings on cell phones, and travel far distances to laugh and cry with them, and love their families like my own in all the good days and bad days...I am blessed.
When I see the faces of my children and their spouses, see them as parents and know they are giving it their all...I am blessed.
When my heart leaps with joy when I see the faces of my sweet grandchildren and feel their hugs and kisses...I am blessed.
When I raise my voice in church to sing a hymn of praise to my God...I am blessed.
When I know that no economic crisis, or stock market woe, or bailout or crisis of any kind can change my unchangeable God, or His love for all of His creation...I am blessed.
When I know with all my heart that passions and philosophies and beliefs and words can separate us, but the power of unshakable love will keep us as strong and whole as any fortress built of granite...I am blessed.
Thank you, God, for all of it. Thank you for the joys, the pains, the sorrows and the triumphs. Thank you for the grace that forgives my broken places, and the mercy to hold me up when I fall over and over again. Let every breath I take and every thought I think bring glory and honor to your name, and may I never forget to be eternally grateful. Amen.
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