It was a day like every other day. Lost in being busy,until I had an overwhelming desire to go the hospital and visit a complete stranger. I knew that must have been a “God idea”… so away I went.
I entered a room where there was a sweet presence of God. There was a precious woman, my age wearing a turban on her head. Her eyes and her skin yellow. She sat with her legs crossed writing feverishly in a journal. I introduced myself and asked her if she would mind company.
“Oh, I would love to have someone to share my thoughts with”. She told me about how wonderful the staff had been to her. She also was thankful that her husband got an entire week off to move them into a new home. She said, “Do you mind if I read you my entry from my “Blessing Book?” Well… I would love for you to read it to me, I said with delight.
“Lord, I am thankful to be going home today! A Brand new home… I am thankful too for my new home. Thank you that it’s right next to my Mother-In-Law, you know I adore her! I am thankful that even now as I write, she is unpacking my things and getting ready for me to come home.
I am thankful for my doctors. I know it was hard for them to tell me today that they have done all they can do. It’s alright. I have peace about it. I am thankful that I know my life is short. This allows me to enjoy every smiling face that helps me. Lord, would you let me live long enough to fully thank you for every moment? Let me be able to express my love completey by having a thankful heart.”
Well, by now, I my eyes had filled with tears. She might as well have done heart surgery on me. She watched God write upon the table of my heart…. “BE THANKFUL”.
So, today… if you have any trouble in your life, perhaps you too need a “Blessing Book”.
By the way… I couldn’t help but notice that right next to her “Blessing Book”, sat the real Blessing book… the Bible.
So today.. I say… Lord, let me live long enough to thank you completley for all you have done for me!