Thankfullness

Oh Lord, forgive my sin,

And deign to put within

A calm obedient heart, a patient mind;

That I may murmur not,

Though bitter seem my lot;

For hearts unthankful can no blessing find.  – M. Rutilius

So you’ve messed up. I certainly have time and time again, and found myself on my knees repeating the first line of Rutilius’s poem – Oh Lord, forgive my sin. What happens next? Time and wisdom teach us that we must be thankful for not only for the obvious gifts from God, but the less than obvious gifts – the consequences of our actions even if at the time they may seem harsh and unforgiving. Wisdom teaches us that when we find ourselves disposed to uneasiness, murmuring, or bitterness about the results of our misdeeds, we are denying the wisdom and goodness of God.

Life is full of wonderful days and days of sorrow. Life is full of grand celebration and great tragedy. Life gives us wisdom to see that in all events we should be thankful and in that thankfulness we always find God’s blessing.

 

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About the author

Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.