Do you close your eyes in the morning, shutting out the daytime light?
If that's so, then be reminded: Thank God you have your sight!
There are many who are blind.
Do you hug your bed in the morning, pulling the blankets up over your head? Well, listen to the voice inside you:
"You at least can get out of bed!"
There are many who are bedridden.
When your day starts out to be hectic: toast burned, tempers short, voices shrill; When you long for peace and quiet, remember:
"You have your family still."
There are many who are lonely.
Perhaps your meals are sometimes unbalanced, and your table looks like a fright! But at least you have food for your stomachs, never going to bed hungry at night.
There are many who are starving.
If you feel your work is monotonous, and you're often tempted to shirk, well then, be reminded:
It's a privilege to be given the opportunity to work.
There are many who have no jobs.
If ever you are tempted to grumble, desiring for riches and fame,
Remember to count all your blessings. If you do, you will then be ashamed.
Thank you Lord, for life.
Every day, be thankful for what you have and who you are.
Helen Dowd
Material I used for the construction of this poem was taken from an anonymous email.
