Yes I made it home, back to Soldotna Alaska. I had a safe but not an uneventful trip. The plane was about one hour late which this day and time under normal circumstances is not even a big deal. I got to Anchorage and picked up Jerry and Margaret’s car, did a little shopping and I do mean little. I only went to tow stores and gassed up and headed down the road to Soldotna. I only went a few miles and discovered an auto accident. The road was closed for over three hours. I person died and at least two others were injured. I only had to wait for about an hour.
In light of all that is happening in our lives these days waiting an hour in traffic seemed like no big deal at all. You know everything is about “perspective”, it really is. We humans are so easily upset over the smallest and stupidest things. It’s so easy to loose your temper over the dumbest things and then when you think of what so many others are going through we should feel ashamed!!!!! Now I don’t mean this to be condemning or adding shame to your life. The Lord knows most of do enough of that on our own. I guess it’s just where I have been for the last month or so.
I mean you go spend a week in a Trauma Unit and it will change your perspective on life I promise!!!!! You will certainly think twice griping about some of the petty things that most of us grip about every day. “Lord help be to be grateful today for so many blessings You have given to me today!” Most of us will eat enough just in the next few days to feed an army and there are so many people in the world that can’t eat or don’t have the bounty we so easily take for granted. Now please don’t miss understand me, I am not trying to cause you or me to feel guilty. I am just hoping to stir up a little extra gratitude now at Christmas time and all through the rest of our lives. It is so easy to forget how blessed we really are and it is even easier to forget that it is God Almighty our Creator that has blessed us with sooooo many good things.
I remember the sign I saw in a friends home many years ago. It read “I asked God for all things so that I may enjoy life, instead God gave me life so that I could enjoy all things.” Let us remember to be extra thankful to God this Christmas. He truely has blessed us all. Please don’t forget to pray for Margaret and Jerry. They really could use the prayer and you and I could really use the practice!
Wishing you and yours a very Merrrrrrry Christmas,
Pastor Alan
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