“All the Blessings …

… That I cannot see.”

I keep thinking of this line from yesterday’s song. Are there blessings I can’t or don’t see? Of course. A lot of them.

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“Don’t think of the things you didn’t get after praying.
Think of the countless blessings God gave you without asking.”
Anonymous

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 All our discontents about what we want
appear to me to spring from
the want of thankfulness for what we have.
Assorted Authors

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“First, feel blessed for all you have, such as your kids, a home,
a good job, food, water and all the basic necessities
that some people do not have,
and struggle every day to put their hands on.” 
Francoise White

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Are there some I don’t see because I’m not looking? Maybe I should pay better attention.

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“When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day.”
F. Sionil Jose

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You are rich if you have enough to meet your most basic needs.
You are rich if you have access to
clean water, food, shelter, love, a roof over your head.
You have to count your blessings to see that you are richer than you think.
Michelle Singletary

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God will not permit any troubles to come upon us,
unless He has a specific plan
by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.
Peter Marshall

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What about the blessings I don’t see because I take them for granted?

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Thanksgiving means thanking God
for all the good gifts which He has given to us.
One of the great dangers of life
is that we should take things for granted
just because they come to us regularly and every day.
William Barclay

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“I’ve seen better days, but I’ve also seen worse.
I don’t have everything that I want, but I do have all I need.
I woke up with some aches and pains, but I woke up.
My life may not be perfect, but I am blessed.”
Anonymous

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The private and personal blessings we enjoy –
the blessings of immunity, safeguard, liberty and integrity –
deserve the thanksgiving of a whole life.
Jeremy Taylor