I lie in my bed, and suddenly, I am overcome with tremendous gratitude. I break out into uncontrollable sobs and cannot help but feel enormous love for God. I have just returned home from spending several days in the hospital. Due to extremely slow internet at the medical facility, last week I was not able to watch Shabbat services online. But now that I am home, I am able to listen to last week’s Shabbat service.
As the service proceeds, the beauty of the music and warm familiarity of the program makes me weep with thankfulness for everything God is bestowing upon me at this moment. I relish in the incredible comfort of lying in my own bed. My body melts into the softness of my mattress. I snuggle down closely to my comforter and delight in its warmth. I rejoice for being able to enjoy my room temperature set to the mid-80’s and am not freezing in a cold hospital room. My body is overflowing with appreciation for no longer having monitors hooked up to me and having my arms free from IV lines. What a pleasure it is to be able to move freely and have the ability to lie in any position on my bed without fighting against cords and medical equipment.
The list of things in which I am thankful for goes on and on. I find myself indebted to God for being alive. How wonderful it is to be His servant. How amazing it is to be able to freely worship Him. Despite all my recent hospitalizations, what a blessing it is to love Him, to honor Him and to receive His abundant mercy. Not every day is easy, but with God, every day is a precious gift. Every day is an opportunity to praise and worship the great Creator. “Oh, LORD, thank You for Your protection and guidance. Thank You for allowing me to live this day. Thank You for all Your bountiful blessings. All my love to You! Amen.”
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