Dear Lord; Well Father, I want to start today by thanking You for Your Healing Light; Shannon and I are both feeling much better today. And more importantly Lord, I got Your point from our illness. Through all the stresses, difficulties and worries in our lives we are absolutely Loved and Blessed. What an amazing feeling! We had such an exceptional outpouring of love and concern that both of us could feel Your Presence in abundance, and we’re very grateful.
Today however, I’ll admit to be feeling a little overwhelmed with my earthly realities. Between the demands at work and Christmas being only four short days away, Shannon and I are struggling to not allow our time and money constraints to overshadow the amazing Blessing this Season of Celebration brings to us all. As You know, one of the things I use to keep my spirit focused on what’s truly important Lord, is music. Today, You kept bringing one specific Artist to my mind; Kathy Mattea. Her “Good News” Christmas Album has long been one of my favorites, and today this song just spoke to me :
Thank You Father, for all the Miracles You bring us each day. Help us all lay our worries and burdens at Your Feet and go forward in Love to Celebrate the coming of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. ~Phather Phil
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
There are so many distractions in our lives, but we have to keep our eyes on Jesus. No matter our circumstances, we are abundantly blessed! Jesus tells us we can take our burdens to Him and leave them at His feet. His yoke is easy and His burdens are light. We can trade our sorrows, worries, fears, etc, for the joy of the Lord.
So glad to hear that you and Shannon are feeling better. Have a blessed day!
Thank you so much for the encouraging words Lisa! You’re of course, correct and although I know all that in my heart sometimes those worries and fears sneak in all the same. Have a Blessed Day!
Glad you and Shannon are feeling better! Praise God! Like Lisa said we must keep our eyes on Christ and lay it all down at His feet. Sometimes it is easy to say and not so easy to do. That is when we press on and exercise our faith. Thank you for this reminder.
Thank you Jenifer! My Faith gets me through a lot, and I’m working diligently to walk the Path of Christ more each day. Thank you so much for your comment, and have a Blessed Day!
Love that song too!
She has such a haunting voice, doesn’t she? The whole album is just wonderful. Have a Blessed Day Allison!