Last Saturday night at church I was a little tired, and maybe, just maybe, life was not going exactly my way. I have a lot of trouble hiding how I'm feeling at times.
Gayle DeJesus looked right at me in Life Cafe and asked "Is something good not happening?" I laughed so hard. What a wonderfully positive spin on "what's wrong?" I had to write it down so I could use this for the rest of my life.
Last night Cynthia and I joined her dad, Harley, and his wife for his 90th birthday dinner at Country Kitchen. They eat there pretty much every week, with their favorite server, Kelly, and she always has a table ready for them.
As we were driving to the restaurant, Harley was talking to the traffic light. "Come on, turn green..." And we joked with him about how he was so impatient and then I quipped "Well, you've been waiting 90 years for this dinner. I guess you would be a little excited for it."
When we arrived the table was decorated with balloons, and a couple of pictures of Harley with Kelly at his surprise party last Sunday. It was a wonderful evening. It was something good. And I had to wonder, how much of our time do we spend waiting for something good, versus celebrating what is good?
Read all of Psalm 136. It starts like this: "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever."
Go with God!
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