Today

Hello, God, and thanks for being here today.  And thanks for allowing me to be here today.  It's Monday, which means that it's off to work with me--another day at school as we count down to the end of the school year and the beginning of summer break.  I do have to say that I really do appreciate the opportunity that I have to work with young people, to help them to learn to write and read more effectively.  It is a very rewarding job, and a relatively stressless one at that.  Of course, with all the pressures being put on teachers these days, it gets to be more and more stressful, but that's just something I need to deal with until I decide not to do the job any more.

On this new day, I have many blessings.  I woke up in a warm bed, and I had food to eat and heat to turn on.  I have clothes that I can wear today, and I have a computer that I can work on and write these words on.  I have a car that I can take to school, and many things at school that make my job there much easier.

In addition to the material things, I have my health.  I'm in the late stages of a head cold, but that certainly could have been much worse, and that's not much of a thing to complain about, is it?  I have a beautiful drive to work, with lots of nature and scenery to look at.  I work with nice people with whom I get along, so there certainly are many blessings in my life on this new day.

What I'd like to ask you is that you be with me to help me to keep my mind on the blessings, and not think much about the other things that currently are not blessings.  I tend to lose focus on the positive things sometimes, including you, so if you could just help me to stay in tune with the life that I'm continuing to lead on this day, I'd truly appreciate it.

thanks!