FROM MY FRIEND ANDY ANDREWS

I wrote the following prayer while reflecting on the world’s present reality. It may seem like things are falling apart, but there is much to still be grateful for. I hope this message of truth resonates with you. Please share it with anyone who could use the perspective and encouragement.


Your friend,

Andy


Dear Heavenly Father,


Thank You for today and for the future being designed by this present. We know the hardest steel is created from the hottest fire and that the most valuable diamond is a product of great pressure. Therefore, it is not surprising that times of calamity and distress have always been producers of the greatest people.


Lord, despite all we see and hear, we vow to remain grateful for we know that You will allow us to see the truth with proper perspective even during this situation. Let those of us who have enough to eat during this time not forget those who don’t. Neither should we forget that in our midst are children who have never had enough to eat.


Let those of us with roofs, walls, and dry places to sleep remember the 1.6 billion people in the world who lack adequate housing. Similarly, for those of us forced to work from home, remind us to be grateful that we have a home from which to work. And for those of us who are working, let us remember those who, for whatever reason, cannot.


Allow those of us who are inconvenienced during this time to remember we are “inconvenienced” in a country that—because of its many blessings—has a totally different definition of inconvenience than do many countries around the world. There are billions of people (and we know this) who would do anything for the chance to live at the level about which we sometimes complain.


May those of us who’ve had to cancel vacations, remember those who have never been able to take one in the first place.


For those of us who complain about the shortages of medical equipment and test kits for the virus, remind us that a shortage is always better than none at all. And let us remember the times throughout history when disease swept through populations and there were no test kits because no one knew what to test for or where to begin looking for a vaccine.


Thank you for the opportunity to live in today’s world and in a country like America. Though we do not deserve Your attention or Your mercy, thank You Lord, for both.


Finally, Father, we ask for your blessing in the same way King David did so long ago, by saying, “Lord, when doubts fill my mind and turmoil fills my heart, quiet me; give me renewed hope and cheer.”


Amen

Stephen W.

GREENBROOK ENGINEERING, helping the Steel Industry get it done! When you need to get it from "SOLD!" to "IN FOR FABRICATION", let Greenbrook Engineering help you get your Steel Detailing and Connection Design done!

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James Moore

Retired Administrative Officer at Dept. Of Veterans Affairs

4 年

Amen and Amen

Corinne F.

Retired at My Own job

4 年

There WILL be LIGHT

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