Thank You: My 5 for Today

Yesterday I asked you for what five people or situations were you saying “Thank you.”

Here are my five for today:

1. Grace.  I like to remind myself of the graciousness of God.  Seems to me that everything else I enjoy flows from that source.  I not only like to remind myself of that, I need to remind myself of that.

2. Life.  This summer I found a shirt and hat that summarize a lot of my current theology.  They’re a matching set.  The hat has a picture and words up front where a team emblem would be.  The cap reads, “Grateful I’m not dead.”  The shirt has the same emblem and “Grateful I’m not dead” saying on the chest.  Oh, and the t-shirt is of course black.  Of course.

3. Family.  — both immediate and extended.   So much to say here, but I keep hitting “delete” because I get sappy and embarrassing real fast.  Suffice it to say that as an adult who was raised as an only child, both designations are significant.  As my cousin and I see an era soon coming when we’ll be the oldest ones in our family, these people become even more significant.  (And yes, I include pets as family.  If you’re an animal person, you already knew that.)

4. Work.  Being a working pastor in a real church is a lot like every other job, profession and career with a variety of good times, bad times, and routine times.  But I honestly wouldn’t trade places with anybody today.  Sharing life with so many people at the level I get to on a regular basis is itself a blessing.  Even though my summary word here is “Work,” it’s an inclusive word.  And it includes you.

5. Coffee.  I like to joke that it’s the only addiction I have left, but let’s not even start in that direction right now.  Let “Coffee” symbolize a fresh start to a new day, a time of conversation and catching up, an invitation to pause, a basic component of life that’s ready to be flavored or enjoyed straight and for its own unique taste.  Because it’s going to be all that and more as I move through this wonder-world called today.

Those are my five for today.  And yours are…?

See you back here tomorrow.