Sometimes, when things are
tough, that can be as simple as a thank you for hot and cold running water in
the house, for the working washer and dryer in the house (recalling all the
years in apartments when I trudged to laundry rooms with change purses filled
with coins), and even the bed I will sleep in that night.
Sometimes it can seem
rather routine. Then I become concerned that I might begin taking things for
granted.
Well, I somehow ended up
with a sample edition of Guideposts' "Mornings with Jesus" devotions
for March and April of this year. Because it contains two months' worth of
devotions, I read it anew every two months. Some months, something will catch my
attention strongly, even though I seem to have just brushed it off the last
time I read the devotion.
The one that comes to
mind now is related to my bedtime routine. Apparently a lot of folks do this.
One devotion writer,
Sharon Hinck, told of how she uses the alphabet to work her way through her
blessings each day and night.
What a great idea. I'm
going to do that, myself. Let's see. Today is the 16th. That's the letter
"P". So tonight, after the more obvious blessings of the day, I can
check my life for those beginning with the letter "P". That's great -
there's pet (my kitty, Silkie), there's petting my pet (the comfort of brushing
her every night - our special time together), and prayer (for the comfort that
prayer brings to me), for the excitement I feel over the sharp photos of the
planet Pluto (I never thought, as a young girl, I'd ever see this day), and, a
biggie, for the peace within my heart tonight! And that's just a few - I love
this way of reminding myself of my blessings!
Some letters will be a
challenge, but I welcome that. Can't wait.
Sweet Lord Jesus, you
know I can always find something to be thankful for each night when we talk.
But once in a while, I am tired or stressed and my finite mind isn't as sharp
as it might be. Bless the writer of that devotional for sharing it with the
world. And thank you for calling my attention to it, that I might draw on its
memory when I need to do so.
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