Articles - Miscellaneous

Let us count our blessings

If you have food in the fridge/clothes on your back/a roof over your head and place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of the world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change you are among the world's 8% richest.

If you woke without illness, you are more blessed than the millions who won't survive the week.

If you have never experienced danger of battle, pangs of starvation, loneliness of imprisonment, agony of torture you are ahead of 500 million people of this world.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, death - you are more blessed than 3 billion people in the world.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful - you are blessed - blessed because the majority can - but do not.

If you can hold someone's hand/hug them or touch them on the shoulder you are blessed because you can offer a healing touch.

If you can read this and hand it on you are more blessed than 2 billion people who cannot read.

(Thank you to Vicki Scriven who submitted the above)

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