The Church Of The Holy Rood -- Wool, Dorset, U.K.
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The Church Of The Holy Rood -- Wool, Dorset, U.K.
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Have you counted your blessings recently?Counting your blessings might sound rather an old-fashioned idea. Or a bit pious and out of step with the challenges and pressures of daily life. But think again. How often do we give thanks for the simple things we take for granted? A roof over our heads. The privilege of living in one of the safest areas in the country. There’s the amazing abundance of goods in our shops, and the wonders of medical science, so readily available to us, in spite of our frustration with waiting lists. I heard recently from a friend who is a doctor in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She detailed three medical emergencies that were major challenges because of the lack of fairly basic resources. She wrote: “What are the lessons we need to learn? Is it that we need an ambulance, an ultrasound machine or a bloodbank here? Or is it that we need to trust God and thank him that in spite the lack of what would be considered anything like satisfactory care in the UK, two of these three scenarios had a satisfactory outcome? Or should we start doing operations at our health centre? Or would I have done a better job than the surgeon at the general hospital when I am no surgeon? Lots of questions, the answers are not so easy.” I suspect the answers are found in a combination of these responses. Yes, we do need to thank God for the things that are a blessing, and the situations that work out for good. We do need to trust Him for the things that go wrong. And we need to be ready to work at solutions to the problems and shortcomings, whether on our own doorsteps or further afield.
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