Goldilocks
"From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another." John 1:16
Sad-eyed children. Drought. Shootings.
It seems that every headline carries some new misery.
But oddly enough, the refrain that continues to be stuck in my head is "Count your many blessings, name them one by one. And it will surprise you what the Lord has done."
And so I start to count. The blessings roll through my head.
Small blessings.
Large blessings.
Middle-sized blessings.
Like Goldilocks in the three bears house, I try them all.
Like Goldilocks, I don't always think they fit. "This one is too big." Or, "this one is too hard."
I even whisper under my breath, "Are you sure there is a blessing in this?"
And finally God's grace helps me to say, "Yes, this one is just right."
Sad-eyed children. Drought. Shootings.
It seems that every headline carries some new misery.
But oddly enough, the refrain that continues to be stuck in my head is "Count your many blessings, name them one by one. And it will surprise you what the Lord has done."
And so I start to count. The blessings roll through my head.
Small blessings.
Large blessings.
Middle-sized blessings.
Like Goldilocks in the three bears house, I try them all.
Like Goldilocks, I don't always think they fit. "This one is too big." Or, "this one is too hard."
I even whisper under my breath, "Are you sure there is a blessing in this?"
And finally God's grace helps me to say, "Yes, this one is just right."
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