Life

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
    before you were born, I set you apart…                                                                                                       Jeremiah 1:5

There is a saying that goes – “fish don’t know that they are in water”. Well, that is true for several reasons, one being that fish are not sentient. But the impact of this saying can also be true for human beings. We are living in a life, a type of environment, that is all that we know. Indeed, we can take for granted the most important and incredible gift that one could possibly have. We are alive!

The gift of life is so precious that we often do not stop to think of how amazingly blessed we are. Yes, that life can be difficult, sometimes very difficult. Yet what an amazing opportunity we have had, and continue to have, in this world.

Just a quick pause to lift up gratitude for the very fact of life is good for our very soul.

Prayer: Lord, we are thankful for the amazing gift of life that you have given to us, Amen