Post by debs06vette on Feb 5, 2011 1:37:34 GMT -8
What a beautiful crisp day!
As we start this year I am ever grateful for those oft taken-for-granted things….a home, employment, means to get there and healthy family. But there are those who are smiling on the
outside while breaking on the inside from a recent loss, the weight of a carried burden or decision, fear of the unknown as they await results from a doctor, a mortgage company or an
estranged spouse. At such a time in my own life, I found strength from many different sources, one was author, Leo Buscaglia who writes Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a
smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Perhaps you remember a cherished word or the
time of someone when you were feeling low and felt alone and as though “no one knows.”
How awesome that we have the opportunity to bring joy and life to another so simply.
There is a Jewish Proverb that states: “Whoever walks toward God one step, God runs toward him two.” But ultimately, Let us come boldly to the very throne of God (Hebrews 4:16) For it is He Who holds all in His hands and makes all things work together for good for those who love [Him] and
are called according to His purpose.
Let’s be a blessing to someone today….a smile, a touch, a kind word….
As we start this year I am ever grateful for those oft taken-for-granted things….a home, employment, means to get there and healthy family. But there are those who are smiling on the
outside while breaking on the inside from a recent loss, the weight of a carried burden or decision, fear of the unknown as they await results from a doctor, a mortgage company or an
estranged spouse. At such a time in my own life, I found strength from many different sources, one was author, Leo Buscaglia who writes Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a
smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Perhaps you remember a cherished word or the
time of someone when you were feeling low and felt alone and as though “no one knows.”
How awesome that we have the opportunity to bring joy and life to another so simply.
There is a Jewish Proverb that states: “Whoever walks toward God one step, God runs toward him two.” But ultimately, Let us come boldly to the very throne of God (Hebrews 4:16) For it is He Who holds all in His hands and makes all things work together for good for those who love [Him] and
are called according to His purpose.
Let’s be a blessing to someone today….a smile, a touch, a kind word….