Thankful Heart: Day 1

Unexpected Blessings

Thank You, God, for little things

that come unexpectedly--

To brighten up a dreary day

that dawned so dismally--

Thank You, God, for sending

a happy thought my way

to blot out my depression

on a disappointing day--

Thank You, God, for brushing

the dark clouds from my mind--

And leaving only sunshine

and joy of heart behind.

Oh, God, the list is endless

of things to thank You for

But I take them all for granted 

and unconsciously ignore

that everything I think or do,

each movement that I make,

each measured rhythmic heartbeat,

each breath of life I take

Is something You have given me

for which there is no way

for me in all my smallness

to in any way repay.

~Helen Steiner Rice

"Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before Him with thanksgiving and extol Him with music and song." Psalm 95:1-2