Husker Red commented on my blurb "100% OF THE TIME." He/she said that making a gratitude list didn't work for him/her, and that nothing was going right in his life to be thankful for.
Husker, it sounds like there is a lot of blue in your life right now. I don't know why it is that you are feeling this way, but could you make a list of things you would like to continue? At the seminary where I took my graduate work, there was, and still is, a secretary who suffered from Multiple Sclerosis. One of the simple things she thanked God for was that her "personal plumbing" still worked. If you've ever had to deal with incontinence you would be thankful that your personal plumbing still worked and would want it to continue to work. With disciplined diet and exercise, she is doing all she can for that to continue. Do you want the food, clothing and shelter that you have to continue? Do you want the relationships that you have to continue? The freedom you have as an American? The storied and proud tradition you enjoy as a Husker fan? I do not know about your Christian faith, but how valuable is that? To make a list of the things you want to continue means that you place value on them and are thankful.
Remember this Scripture: "Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (I Thessalonians 5:16-18).
Grace & Peace;
Tom
p.s. Stay in touch, Husker.
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