Thank You

Sometimes we need to stop and smell the roses or in simple terms, be thankful. I was in NYC and stopped in a beautiful Church near the World Trade Center. My Mom, Dad, Sister and I walked in to soak in the beauty of the Church and marvel at the architecture. After a moment I stepped away from everyone and walked down the aisle and sat in a pew alone. I started to say a quick prayer. After I walked back to my family my Mom asked me “what did you pray for”. That simple question had me thinking for a moment. Yes, I prayed for something in particular. Strength, which I ask for almost every time I pray, but I told my Mom how I didn’t pray just for strength, but I prayed and gave thanks to my many blessings. I am sure many of us may regularly pray or ask for something in particular, but lately I have changed the way I pray a bit. Yes, I do pray for something and maybe I am even very specific, but I also try to make a point to say thank you. Two simply words, but not nearly used enough. All of us ask for something from friends, from family, even strangers, and God, but as often as we are asking or praying for something are we thanking those for blessing us for what we ask for and even for the things we didn’t ask for but received. Sitting in that pew I graciously thanked God for all the blessings I have in my life and I realized that giving my many thanks should be carried out more often and with everyone and everything. Sometimes we don’t need to ask for something we just need to say thank you for everything.

Graciously,
Me