Dear Lord; Happy Thankful Thursday Father!
Well Lord, once again we’ve come to that day of the week where I attempt to focus my thanks to You on one particular thing. When I first started following this “theme day”, I thought it would be the easiest conversation of the week, simply because I’m Blessed in so many ways that I’d have an infinite list of things to be thankful for. Funny enough, that ended up being the reason that Thursdays can be so difficult for me; too many Blessings to pick just one! 🙂
In today’s case, when I started to contemplate all the things I’ve been thankful for this week a seemingly bizarre one popped into my head. I shook it off and tried to think of other, more important things but it kept coming back to the front of my mind. I’m really not sure what prompted this one Father, but I’ll throw it out as long as you promise not to laugh:
Today Father, I’m thankful for Chlorine Bleach.
Ok, ok… Even I chuckle when I say this one. Laughs are ok.
I use bleach on pretty much a daily basis Lord. I guess it’s not as much the chemical itself, but the known bacterial and viral destruction it leaves in it’s wake. From caring for a number of relatives who were seriously ill, very old pets with “control issues”, raising little boys with all the associated grubbiness (as my wife Shannon reminds me regularly, boys are gross… lol) and all the time we spent with Jonathan’s immune system being nonexistent I’ve come to rely on bleach as my “germ killing” solution to a great many problems.
I use it on our bathroom fixtures…
I use it in the kitchen sink…
I put some in the rinse water for our carpet cleaner…
I use it in the laundry rinse cycle…
I power-wash the house with a solution of it…
And the list goes on and on…
While there are absolutely many more important things I could praise You for Lord, this is what was in my heart. No clue why, it just was. Therefore Father, I thank You for the cleanliness that You bring to my life through this flexible and powerful chemical. It helps to keep my home cleaner and my family less subject to infectious organisms and in my book, that makes it a significant Blessing.
Thank You for that sense of clean Father.
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. 
Just proves that nothing is too small to praise God for. 🙂
Amen Lisa!
Have a Blessed Day!
I love some bleach too! Use it for everything 🙂
I do too Allison. Great stuff! 🙂
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That is a great blessing! I love using bleach to clean. I really love snuggling up to my husband when he is wearing a clean and bleached white teeshirt. We can praise God for everything can’t we?
We certainly can Jenifer!
Have a Blessed Day!
Phil, I love when seemingly random blessings like this pop into our heads! We have SO MUCH to be thankful for!
We do indeed Eileen. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
This post brought a smile to my face. That is one thing I haven’t thanked the Lord for yet.. so will now! Every since I started doing the prayer of examen at bedtime, I too have found so many blessings to be grateful for – overwhelming isn’t it when we look and really see how generous God is.
I find more and more each day Jean… No clue why this one popped into my head, but it felt “right” to write it all the same. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Thankful in ALL things… bleach is included 🙂 Blessings!
Amen Heidi!
Have a Blessed Day!