Sunday, March 24, 2013

Lenten Challenge, Day 40: Blessed

We are all so blessed.

If you're living in America right now reading this, you're blessed.

If you have a roof over your head and food on your table, you're blessed.

If you have a bathroom and clean running water, you're blessed.

If you have family sitting in that cozy house with you, or even halfway across the world, you're blessed.

If you voted in the last election, you're blessed.

If you have a job, you're blessed.

If you have friends, you're blessed.

We're so blessed. Richly blessed, even. And yet, when was the last time we said "thank you" instead of "I need more" or "I want..."? When was the last time we stepped out of our cozy little bubble to acknowledge that we are some of the most richly blessed people in the world?

When was the last time we stopped asking, "God Bless America" and realize He already has?

It's time to say "thank you." It's time to stop asking for more. It's time to share the wealth.

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