Alphabetized Blessings
I’m not gonna lie… I’m in a pissy mood today. Whenever I feel crappy, I look for a book that will encourage me. Before Amen seems to fulfill that role today. I got it from the library yesterday.
Max Lucado is one of my favourite authors of all time. I have nearly all of his books. They have encouraged me and challenged me in ways that other books haven’t. He and his books inspire me. In fact, his books encourage me to write, in the hopes that I can do for others what his books have done for me. So when I saw Before Amen on the shelf, I just had to check it out.
Before Amen is a book on prayer. One component of prayer is thankfulness. In the chapter entitled “Thank You,” Lucado exhorts his readers to be thankful. He says, “Gratitude is a dialysis of sorts. It flushes the self-pity out of our systems.” One way to be thankful is through a method his wife suggested: “Alphabetize Your Blessings.” Taking up his wife’s suggestion, throughout this whole chapter he organizes his blessings like an acrostic poem. Since I know gratitude often drives the grumpiness away, I decided I’d try to do the same. Here’s my list (for today at least):
