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Too often I find myself taking for granted the many blessings I have in my life. When I stop and seriously think about everything I have to be grateful for, I can only lower my head in shame for not being more thankful. Just waking up each day is a blessing. Having a warm meal to eat is a blessing. Being surrounded by persons who care about you is a blessing. I know you must be thinking, “Way to state the obvious!”; but, sometimes we need a gentle reminder of the things we do have instead of getting caught up in what we don’t have. I would like to leave you with the words of Job who, after losing it all, still found reason to praise God: “Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD” (Job 1:21).

The last time you heard from me I was wincing at the thought of upcoming finals. Although one source of considerable pressure has been lifted, another source stills looms over my head–graduation. As I sift through my options, I am becoming more and more aware of the fact that, come what may, “all things work together for good to them that love God” (Rom. 8:28).