An experience this week reminds me how important it is to ALWAYS be grateful for my blessings to God and to people on the earth who share their time or talents or visits or texts or anything.
Doris and I minster to a young college girl (don't ask why WE go to a college girl, but we have been assigned and so we go to her home!) She is never there, responds sporadically to texts, which is all okay. But, since the month is almost over, we went after working/school hours to her home. She was, not unexpectedly at home, but we left her the loveliest little plant and a home-made card. Later that evening, I texted her to say that we were sorry we had missed her. She sent an emoji back...but NO MENTION of the lovely little flower.
Now, here's two things about this little insignificant event.
1. I was not very grateful as a child/teenager/young adult, so I get it. I deserve this kind of indifference.
2. I do not do things to be thanked or praised or get accolades. (At least, I shouldn't do it for those purposes.)
Bottom line; is for ME TO TRY TO BE MORE GRATEFUL and appreciative of what happens in my life.
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