Do you ever take for granted how blessed you truly are? I sometimes do. But after recently starting a new job I understand and appreciate how truly blessed I am. I recently started working in the infirmary here at the prison and on a daily basis I work with men who range from slightly to terminally ill and those who are terminal make me truly appreciate the condition I wake up in everyday. I help take care of men everyday who need help bathing and changing their clothes. Men who have dementia who I have to remind to eat, who wear diapers and don't know when they've soiled themselves, who have no idea where they are or who they are. I help take care of men dying of cancer who refuse all medical treatment because they're tired of the constant pain and suffering and would rather die than continue on living like that. I see this everyday and it has put life in perspective for me in a way that is so humbling which was probably God's intent the entire time. I now refuse to complain about the state of my life when others are in a state of perpetual suffering. Instead I will praise God for all the ways He's blessed me, I will give Him the honor and glory due to Him and I will do so joyfully, exuberantly, and continually. And I urge anyone else who has come or will come to the realization of how blessed they truly are and how egregious their complaining really is considering what God does for them every single moment of every single day to offer Him the praise and glory he deserves. Pastor Kathy said to me over the phone the other day "Chris there is always someone worse off than us." She's so right. I see some of those who are worse off than me everyday and my heart breaks for them. I love them with the love of Christ, I pray for them, I serve them daily, and I thank God for the strength, care, concern, and compassion He has instilled in me which has enabled me to be to these men what He called me to be. Please Never fail to appreciate what God has done for you.
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