Making the Most

Good morning, God, and thanks for this new day!  I'm awake, I'm healthy, I have a home to live in and food to eat and work that I enjoy doing, so I have very much to be thankful for, as you well know.  Now that this day has begun, I'm hoping to make the most of it, to enjoy it as much as I can and turn it into a beautiful day in every way that I can.  Of course, not everything is within my control (things like other people's actions), but I am able to do my best to make sure that my reactions to those things help to improve situations, and not make them worse.

I get to spend time with other people today, and I get to help young people learn things that hopefully will be useful to them in their futures.  I get to listen to music, I get to run, I get to work with a track team.  All in all, there are many things to look forward to today, and I hope that I'm able to make the most of them all.

My main hope, of course, is that I'm able to contribute in positive ways to other people's lives.  I hope that I'm not complacent and that I actively give to the world and face any problems productively and helpfully.  And I certainly could use your help in these things--when I focus on you and the peace and the hope that you promise, I'm able to give more freely and with more confidence.

But now I'm facing a glitch with the Blogger interface--how interesting to end a note to God with a comment about an Internet issue!  In any case, thanks--I have to end here!  Thanks for the new day!