7 July 2001

Subject: Morning Praise

Dear Ones,

 

Well, it's Saturday and time to take another marble out of the jar.

 

Each morning as I awaken, I thank God for allowing me to see the light of another day. It is my way of starting my day with plentiful gratitude and the proper attitude. Somehow, I feel that "morning praise makes my days". It helps me make the best of each and every day and give my best in all that is put before me. 

 

This all started with me in Vietnam. Each morning there after surviving another night free from enemy attack or shelling, I would gaze at the beautiful, majestic sunrises and thank God for bringing me safely through the night to see "the light of another day". Obviously, I am not the only Vietnam vet to feel this way as this little story which recently circulated on the Internet indicates:

 

Several years back, a man was driving through Arizona and stopped at a "full service" gas station in the middle of a torrential downpour. He sat inside his dry car while a man, who whistled cheerfully while he worked, filled up his tank in that awful rain. As the customer was leaving, he said apologetically, "I'm sorry to get you out in this weather."

The attendant replied, "It doesn't bother me a bit. When I was fighting in Vietnam I made up my mind in a foxhole one day that if I ever got out of this place alive, I would be so grateful I'd never complain about anything again. And I haven't."

 

You might consider making morning praise a part of your daily routine. Who knows.... it might even "make your days".

 

Have a blessed day!!

 

Don