One
of the most positive ways to end the day -- even the worst of days -- is to
pause and consider where thanksgiving is appropriate in our lives. We may begin by being grateful for such basic
things as breath, adequate food, shelter, the capacity for thought, and
gradually become aware of little, unnoticed events that were causes of joy
during a day that may have seemed very routine.
The smile by the woman at the checkout counter; the first crocus in bud,
evidence of approaching spring; the Scripture verse that came to mind; the
memory of some act of kindness on the part of a neighbor; all these, as they
are recalled, begin to change our perspective of life and of God.
Remembering
makes the waiting time more bearable, for it fills the present emptiness with
hope and allows God to be bigger than the present moment might suggest.
--
Elizabeth J. Canham in "How Long, O
Lord?" from The Weavings Reader, John S. Mogabgab, editor, published
by The Upper Room, Nashville, TN. Used
with permission.
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