Main Scripture: Since everything God created is good, we should not reject
any of it. We may receive it gladly, with thankful hearts… (1 Timothy4:4)
They huddled inside the storm door – two children in ragged
outgrown coats."Any old papers, lady?"I was busy. I wanted to say no
– until I looked down at their feet. Thin little sandals, sopped with sleet.
"Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa." There was no
conversation. Their soggy sandals left marks upon the hearthstone.
I served them cocoa and toast with jam to fortify
against the chill outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on
my household budget.The silence in the front room struck through to me. I
looked in.The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy
asked in a flat voice, "Lady… are you rich?"
"Am I rich? Mercy, no!" I looked at my
shabby slip covers.The girl put her cup back in its saucer – carefully.
"Your cups match your saucers." Her voice was old, with a hunger that
was not of the stomach.
They left then, holding their bundles of papers
against the wind. They hadn't said thank you. They didn't need to. They had
done more than that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers. But they matched. I
tested the potatoes and stirred the gravy. Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof
over our heads, my man with a good steady job – these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and tidied the
living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my hearth. I
let them be. I want them there in case I ever forget again how very rich I am.
Marion Doolan - Taken from 3rd Serving of
Chicken Soup for the Soul by: Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
The story above teaches that life is just a matter of perspective
and attitude. Sometimes we complain about life, what we have and what we don’t have
but my question today is Lady, Are you Rich?
Yes I believe you are. Do you have a job? Do you have children?
Do you have at least one person who loves you? Do you have a husband or spouse
that comes home at night? Do you have a roof over your head? Are you in good
health? Are you able to smile? Are you
happy? Are you alive? then Lady, you are
Rich.
This
morning ladies, let us focus on the blessings that God have given to us, instead
of what we don’t have. Adopt the attitude of looking at the glass half full
instead of half empty. Promise yourself to look on the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true (Christian Larson).
There are
so many persons out there who are not as blessed as you are, so many who are
homeless and cannot find food to eat. Cancer is the like the new flu, death is
so common these days and many don’t have someone to say I love you. So ladies
appreciate I implore what you have, cherish what you have and be thankful to
Almighty God for all the blessings that He has given to you.
Let’s Pray
Almighty God, thank you for the blessings that you have
so unselfishly given unto us even when we are unworthy. Lord, we come humble to
you today, asking for your forgiveness for the times when we have complained
and have been ungrateful. Lord, help us today to focus on the positives in our
lives instead of the negatives knowing that we are rich. Lord again we thank
you.
In Jesus Name
Amen
Have a
God Filled Day Ladies
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