Gurgle
I did it! After forty one years of keeping house I left the plug in the sink and the tap running. I created a ‘Noahic’ epic in my own kitchen. I felt a range of emotions as the clean up began and an assessment of the damage was made.Grrrrrr!!
On another day I was at the local shopping centre going to my car when I observed an impatient driver jump the queue for a park. The other driver who had been waiting patiently for the space was, in my estimation, justifiably irate.
Grin
My six year old granddaughter was delighting her family by giving them artwork of her texta hand designs. I suggested she sell them to save some money for the school holidays, which she agreed was a good idea. When her Grandpa arrived she gave him a drawing and announced he could have it for free or pay two dollars!And then there’s this ¬
Then I read some disturbing news from April’s edition of the Rahab Newsletter. The chief executive, Sarah de Carualho, from an organization called Happy Child said, ‘Children as young as eleven or twelve are already being trafficked in preparation for the Fifa World Cup in Brazil.’
- I cried and thought of my own grandchildren and how innocent they are and how I want to protect them from predators.
I thought of my wet kitchen and the problem paled into insignificance.
I thought of how much energy we expend on finding a park so we can shop at our convenience.
I thought about how we can focus too much on what is negative about our circumstances instead of being grateful for our lives.
I thought about how we as a group of Baptists send missionaries and financial aid through our own charities to support the work of missions here and overseas. And I was thankful. Let’s not become complacent but with grateful hearts continue to give generously out of our abundance.
Now when I turn on the tap, I am grateful I have hot and cold running water in my house.
When I go shopping I thank God that I have a car and that I have well stocked shops.
I’m also thankful that I can afford to buy original artwork.