What is second on your “I’m thankful for…” list? I’m going to guess it’s PROVISION. When I picture our family’s “Thank you, Lord” poster, I recall drawings of houses, various aspects of nature, favorite foods, and perhaps a car, baseball bat, or new furnace.
As Provider, God is generous, attentive, and timely. Given our human nature, it’s difficult to imagine a benevolence that is not restrained or stingy. And it’s a challenge to comprehend blessings that encompass both present necessity and future provision. Such is the depth of God’s unreserved, extensive generosity to us.
In these pre-thanks-giving days let’s take particular note of those blessings that enrich our lives but are easily overlooked and taken for granted. I’ll start.
The deer in our backyard, a backyard, the home that comes with a backyard. A car that runs and passed inspection. Swivel rockers. A fireplace. Food in our cabinets. Cabinets. Soaring hawks. The birds that know when to take cover. Books. Reading glasses. Cataract surgery and every other life-improving, lifesaving effort. Churches. Biblical preaching. Worship and music. Games and puzzles, knitting and crocheting. The variety of trees, differing in type, shape, leaf, and hue. The cold of snow and the heat of sun.
What’s on your list?
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BARBARA HIGBY 