A popular Twin Cities jewelry store, Kay Jewelers, uses the following motto: “Every kiss begins with Kay.”
Pardon me, but if it required diamond pendants for my wife to give me a kiss, we might hit our 50th wedding anniversary still childless, because our affection would never get off the ground.
Advertisers drive us to be materialistic and it slips into our prayer lives. Getting my bar and bat mitzvah kids to say one thing they’re grateful for each week is harder than performing a root canal. And even when they think of something – and this is true of most believers, not just kids – too often our gratitude is centered around something materialistic.
So, to lead by example, here’s the thing I am most grateful for today, and it doesn’t come easy saying this.
I am grateful that, even though sick and hospitalized, my mother is still alive. Even though my wife and I have been careful to try and treasure every new day she’s given with us since her stroke last August, I must admit it’s been easy to slowly slip into routine again and take it for granted that she’s still with us.
Thank you, Adonai, that my mother is still alive, for all the days you’ve given her, and however many more remain. Thank you, Yeshua, our messiah.
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