Today, I woke up with such joy!
For the first time in a long time, I felt excited about the day ahead of me. (not that there’s anything special going on today.) I am so thankful for being where I am, with whoever I met, doing what I love. So thankful for being alive, healthy, loved.
All because of this enormous force, being, God who lives, and lives with me every day of my life.
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God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
God hath not promised we shall not know
Toil and temptation, trouble and woe;
He hath not told us we shall not bear
Many a burden, many a care.
God hath not promised smooth roads and wide,
Swift, easy travel, needing no guide;
Never a mountain, rocky and steep,
Never a river, turbid and deep.
But God hath promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
