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For your consideration…

HOPEfully all of us have people that bless our life. Today came in via a song about that.

I have often talked about my Mom being blessed with lifelong friends. Her friends were from her childhood and were true blue until she passed. I remember right after Mom had passed the phone rang. It was her friend, Sue. Sue said, “Chris, I have a cold and was sleeping on the couch. Plain as day, your mom came and knelt down beside me and said she wanted to come and say goodbye. I knew I needed to call her.” I responded, “Sue, that was her saying goodby. She has passed.” That is the kind of friendship and love our message today talks about.

If we are blessed with people who unconditionally love and care about us and us them, we are truly blessed. I am one of those people and I am going to do as our message asks us today. I am going to reflect and send blessings to those people who bless my life. Like the song says, “I don’t know what I would do nor can I imagine what my life would be without them.”

That is the HOPE. And so it is.

Bit by bit, piece by piece, HOPE by HOPE action steps anyone can take…

-Affirm…“I am loved.”

-Affirm…”I am blessed.”

-Remember…You are the keeper of the light. Wherever you go, there can be no darkness.

-Drink lots of water.

-Get outdoors and take in at least 10 deep breaths.

-Meditate/pray…ask…”What is my next step for my highest good and the highest good of all?”

What made me smile yesterday…

-I successfully made and took breakfast to Alpha House.

-Julie, Vickie, and Dianne came over for brunch. I am blessed with these good friends. We had a fun day.

-An easy clean up.

-A good book in a series.

Love, Blessings, and Gratitude,

Rev. Chris

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