Grateful
I’m trying my best to be GRATEFUL. After all, yesterday was the day of THANKSgiving—all about the season of thankfulness; being grateful. We hosted a small gathering of four. Our daughter picked up my mother-in-law so we could be together. Plenty of food filled our table. There was no shortage of talk, laughter, and a good time. We tried not to focus on those who weren’t around our table. Note to self: sometimes when there’s so many people involved, it’s tough to make individual, meaningful conversation.
Just a few days before, I’d received a call from the Assisted Living Facility where my Dad has been for the last two and a half years. He tested positive for COVID.
What will the outcome be? I have no clue. But You do. Give our family the strength and wisdom to do/say/be according to Your will. Is it Dad’s time to join Mom? Is it time to leave this isolated, confused, angry planet? For our sakes, I hope not! But for his sake—Thy will be done.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever…The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies – Psalm 118:1, 6-7
I’m thinking now about these words triumph on my enemies. What enemies could he possibly mean? I thought of a few: Discontent, anger, comparison, fear, anxiety, doubt. All those enemies creep into in my thinking.
The Lord is my Shepherd I have all that I need. This is true. The foundation of God’s throne is:
- Righteousness (vs. dishonesty)
- Justice (vs. unfair, unjust)
- Love (vs. unloving, hate, scorn)
- Faithfulness (vs. unfaithfulness, selfishness)
I’m thankful of the reminder that I need to focus on being GRATEFUL. We have so much. He is a good, good God. The Lord is with me. With us through it all.
P.S. Oh, and I forgot to add. We played a game. Yes, a GAME!! Now those of you who know our family know that my hubby, Steve, is not a gamer! Well, the four of us played our mandatory Thanksgiving Day game. Guess who won??? Steve’s Mom! Plus, it was a game she’d never played before. Yay – way to go!!
Today’s prompt for the #Five Minute Friday group of writers is: Grateful.
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What’s gonna be the outcome?
On Earth, we do not know
but in the place where You come from,
this is part of the flow
from that Eden, Adam’s sin
to what is to come,
when we Christians are to win
‘cause You sacrificed Your Son.
You figured we were worth Your blood,
and worthy of Your name,
and so Your grace became a flood,
and we’re still in the game
in which we’ll catch the TD pass,
and kick ol’ Satan in the a**.
I am so sorry about your Dad having COVID. Praying right now he would recover well. Love the reminder that we can find our stability and gratitude in the Word regardless of the circumstances.
Mariel,
Thank you for your prayers. They are most appreciated!
Blessings to you and to yours,
Teresa
Amen Teresa. So beautifully spoken. Blessings to you and your family.
Visit from FMF#13
Paula,
Thank you for stopping by. Blessings to you and yours as well,
Teresa
Just prayed for your dad.
Sounds like you managed to have a fun Thanksgiving gathering despite the circumstances. We were just four around our table as well.
(visiting from #33)
Sandra,
We did. I trust you did as well. Us four and no more as the saying go.
Blessings to you and to yours,
Teresa
It is true that smaller groups often have more meaningful conversation! I’m glad you were able to see the blessings of the day. And yay that you’re mother-in-law was a winner!
I’m sorry to hear of your father’s COVID. Since I had it myself, I know sometimes you can have a light case. Praying the Lord comforts you all as you wait to see what unfolds.
Jerralea,
I hope you’ve recovered from the virus totally. Staff Hospice whispered that she thought he’d dodged the COVID bullet this time. For this we are most grateful!
Thank you for reading and sharing. Blessings, Teresa