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March 4

The Pool of Blessings

The LORD bless you and keep you. The LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The LORD lift up his face to you and grant you peace.

—Numbers 6:24-26

Charles Dickens commented that we should "Reflect upon our present blessings—of which every man has many—not on our past misfortunes, of which all men have some."

As human beings, it's sometimes too easy to slip into a pattern of rewinding our past, telling old stories to the point where most people could fill in the blanks for us and letting those hardships become the face we bring to the world. We can slip back to yesterday, but is it wise?

The Dickens quotation defines another option. It says we can reflect on our blessings, those things that are good in our lives and offer opportunities to speak of God's love and grace.

As we go forward today, let us reflect on all that God has given us and count the blessings he has bestowed that are without number. Splash your face with his morning light and refresh your mind with the joy of all that he has done. You are his workmanship, not carved from stone, but created by love to enjoy the blessings of his handiwork. Live today in the present light of his grace.

In the Flow

Lord, thank you for the blessings you have brought into my life. Let me count the blessings without end you have given me today and shine your light for others. Amen.