Thanks For Joys
May 31, 2024
A friend recently told me his small granddaughter begins each prayer with, “Thank you, Jesus, for all the joys.” Luke 9:48 reminds us that we need to become like a little child. Trusting simply the one who has our best interests at heart. By starting each conversation with him with thanksgiving for ‘all the joys’ our focus is on what’s gone right. A smile from a stranger, offering polite deference in the parking lot by a driver who’s taking our spot. Letting someone else in the check-out line ahead of us and enjoying the look of surprise. Thank you, Jesus, for all the joys. It’s OK to start small and then move to the bigger joys like trusting without seeing and praising him before we see results. Thank you, Jesus, for all the joys.