Lord, I am blessed beyond any measure my heart can conceive.

In all the years that I have lived, and they are quite many, You have been near to me, keeping watch over me. You have protected me and provided for me. Every day of every year You have shown me Your unmerited favor. Your love has never failed.

Lord, as I think of those years, of all the things they have seen and done, I am filled with many feelings: sorrow for all the times I have offended You. Sadness for all that has been lost. There is some regret for the roads not traveled and, for the ones that were which led to nothing good.

Lord, help me to keep my remembrances in their right perspective. Help me to remember forward, not backward. When my mind wants to dwell on where You brought me from, help me to focus on where You have brought me to, so that I will see how through it all, both the good and not so good, You were working in my life.

Jesus, I am so glad that You didn’t give up on me. You came to me. You showed me a better way. You brought joy into my life. You saved me.

Lord, thank You for the joy of my salvation.

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“Songs in the Morning” Sandra Bivens Smith. Copyright ©️ 2023