I Have Been Blessed

“Blessed” by Martina McBride

I get kissed by the sun
Each morning
Put my feet on a hardwood floor
I get to hear my children laughing
Down the hall through the
Bedroom door
Sometimes I sit on my
Front porch swing
Just soaking up the day
I think to myself, I think to myself
This world is a beautiful place

I have been blessed
And I feel like I’ve found my way
I thank God for all I’ve been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones
That love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed

Across a crowded room
I know you know what I’m thinking
By the way I look at you
And when we’re lying in the quiet
And no words have to be said
I think to myself, I think to myself
This love is a beautiful gift

When I’m singing my kids to sleep
When I feel you holding me
I know

I have been blessed
And I feel like I’ve found my way
I thank God for all I’ve been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones
That love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed

For your consideration…….

I love to wake with a song in my head and I am grateful when I recognize it. Of course, today’s song and message is about gratitude for our blessings. It is about noticing and acknowledging all that we have in our life and not taking it for granted.

We are often told to make this moment the best it can be because we can not change the ones that have passed but we can affect this one and the impact it has on future ones. Today we are asked to take a moment, however, look at where we are and where we have been. Could we ever have guessed all that has occurred on that road we have traveled? Could we ever have predicted where we would be in this moment? Some of the circumstances we remember and most we probably do not. That makes it all the more remarkable. The orchestration of it all is beyond comprehension.

And that is the point…..We have been and continue to be blessed. We are loved. We are from love. When we look back how can we not believe in miracles? How can we not have FAITH and HOPE?

That is the HOPE. And so it is.

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

-Meditate/pray….expect the unexpected. Expect miracles.

-Drink lots of water.

-Take in at least 10 deep breaths.

-Update your vision board and spend time with it each day.

What made me smile yesterday……

-A fun and great class of middle schoolers.

-After being out most of the day, our power came back on before it got dark. It was a warm fall day it was comfortable without the heat. Ahhh. Divine timing.

-Just when I thought I wasn’t going to get any trick or treaters, a van load showed up of the cutest ones ever.

-Catching up with Jody. I think I manifested that call. I had thought that I would call her.

-A happy Alex.

Love, Gratitude and Blessings,

Rev. Chris