Wednesday February 3, 2016

Sometimes the best way to appreciate it is to be without it for awhile. Hate your job? Try doing without one. Not pleased with your body? There's someone somewhere who would trade theirs for yours without hesitation. May you be blessed to appreciate all you have; good with the bad, challenges with the opportunities. Don't wait for loss to realize the value of appreciation. Be grateful in the fullness of another day of God's grace. 

A guy goes to confession after not going for many, many years.

He walks into the confessional and he sees on a small table a bottle of fine single-malt Scotch whiskey. Next to that is a wooden box of fine Cuban cigars with cutters, matches, etc. On the table are several magazines including Motor Trend and Popular Mechanics. It is air conditioned, carpeted, with a nice easy chair to boot.

A few seconds later the priest walks in and the man says, "Father, I know it has been a really LONG time since I've been to confession, but I have to hand it to you, and with all this stuff, I think these improvements are great!"

To which the priest replied, "Sorry, son, but you're on my side."