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I usually turn to the Bible to read it, forgetting how it can also be prayed.<\/a><\/p>\n

On a day when I\u2019m feeling gloomy, I find myself picking out something from Paul\u2019s first letter to the Thessalonian. Let me take it\u2014and pray it\u2014phrase by phrase:<\/p>\n

Rejoice always<\/em><\/strong> (1Thessalonians 5:6). Always? Yes, always. In good times and bad times.<\/a> When Covid-19 seemed to be waning and now on days when its menace feels never-ending. <\/p>\n

Paul is asking me to rejoice, and I have to look hard. I rejoice in my family, the richness of good friends and most importantly the never-ending love of God. God\u2019s love is here always and that\u2019s cause for rejoicing.<\/a> Would that I could sing it out loud. Maybe I will.<\/p>\n

Pray without ceasing<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em> At first, that sounds like an incalculable burden. When would I find the time? And how could I possibly pray without ceasing? There\u2019s too much going on in my life.<\/p>\n

Unless I added prayer to whatever was and is going on in my life. Like last night, washing the dishes. I noticed a glint of light on one of the spoons and the bloom of some suds. I listened to the water coming out of the tap, watched it wash away the soap. The way God washes away all those failings that burden me so. <\/p>\n

Gone down the drain.<\/p>\n

There it was. Praying without ceasing.<\/a> Without even knowing I was doing it. Prayer is simply acknowledging God in your world. What joy to do that all the time.<\/p>\n

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em> All circumstances? Isn\u2019t that a stretch? <\/p>\n

Then I remember reading something someone says\u2014I\u2019ve even said it myself\u2014about writing down the things you\u2019re grateful for. I think of how my friend Debbie Macomber keeps a gratitude journal<\/a> and puts down five things in it. Everyday. Five things to be grateful for.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve done that before.<\/a> And then got out of the habit. Maybe I need to do it now.<\/p>\n

I found the small notebook and started reading. Oh, my goodness, there were almost 150 things I\u2019d put down (okay, sometimes the same thing twice). A TV show we like to watch. The oatmeal I have for breakfast. The gift of email and how easy it is to get in touch with people all over the world. The pleasure of blogging.<\/a><\/p>\n

Not only does it feel good to write those things down, it\u2019s fun to look back and see what I\u2019ve written. Double the thanks in that. Triple the thanks.<\/p>\n

Our circumstances change from day to day, sometimes from hour to hour. What doesn\u2019t change? God\u2019s enduring love.<\/p>\n

Let me put that down. Right now.<\/p>\n

Feeling gloomy? Having a down day? Turn to a Bible verse. Let it speak to you. Let it guide how you live.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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