"God is great, God is good. Let us thank Him for our closet, dresser, clothes, windows, beds, Jacob's, Mommies, Lovie's, ..."
Before you make fun, let me explain...this was my son's prayer tonight. Some may say he's just stalling (which he probably was), and some may say he's just being cute (which he always is), but I say he's just being thankful for the little things.
Closets, dressers, clothes...just a few of the little things us grown-up's take for granted. Windows and beds, when some have slept on bare floors with no outside views at all. Brothers and mothers, when some have never known the like. And Lovie's...teddy bears...when some children have no toys at all. Little things...
Oh to be a child again! What it must be like to appreciate and thank God for the "little things." Too bad we grown-ups are too busy to be thankful for the little things. We're too busy begging God for extra time, more patience, and higher salaries to thank Him for the little things. We're too hungry for a feast to enjoy the crumbs. And sometimes we're too busy feeling neglected to notice God's gentle kiss. Oh, if we could only see the little things!
Flowers and rainbows, sweet tea and lemonade, hugs and pats, closets and dressers...all "little things" that go unnoticed. Do yourself a favor today and thank God for the "little things!"
--PA
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