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| Dear Lord, I thank you for life. That you gave us a chance to live. That you created this beautiful earth for us; that you let us breathe. Lord, I thank you for your creativity. You made man, and gave them the traits that... that suited them. You made woman shortly after, giving us a chance to bond and create everlasting friendships that we'll never forget. I thank you for the earth you made. From the beautiful trees, to the striding ocean. I thank you for every day you've given me, Lord. I thank you for the little things: the fuzzy socks, the bendy straws, the chocolate cake... I thank you for your love, Lord. Whether it's lovingkindness... or the love that sometimes makes us feel unloved, only because we don't understand. The things that you put us through 'CAUSE you love us, even when we find them hard. God, I thank you for being constant with us. When we think that we're distant from you, and we can't feel you anymore, you find a way to come back into our thoughts. We know that you'll never leave us alone in this world, and that's why we want you to be there. So you are. I thank you for the feeling we get when you have your hand over us. When you're so close to us, protecting us, that we can practically feel you breathing over our cheek. I thank you for dance. I thank you for music. I thank you for your Word. I thank you for giving us these things so that we can praise and worship you. I thank you for curiosity. So that I have something to look forward to every day when I wake up... I thank you for loving us without ceasing, Lord. That you will never let us fall, even though sometimes we get really close to hitting the ground. Right flat on our faces. I thank you for our mountain top experiences. You give us spiritual high's, and great experiences that change and impact our lives. Moments and memories that will never drift off, not even a tiny bit. But, Lord, I thank you for also giving us valley low experiences. Those times when we feel like we can't handle life anymore, or we have too much on our plates. Without those times, God, we wouldn't be able to get stronger, and learn. We wouldn't be able to discover that lesson that came from falling to the ground. I thank you for colors. And I thank you for happiness. I thank you for smiley faces and popsicles. Just because. I thank you for you confidentiality. You can provide for us, you can walk with us, you can save us, and we wouldn't even have noticed. I want to thank you for Camp Barnabas. The place that you gave me to learn some of my biggest lessons, grow in my relationship with you, and discover joy all over again. You made me feel the best I have felt in years at that camp. I can't possibly imagine my life without that one stellar week. Lord, I thank you that you are so knowledgeable about everything that happens. Lord, we could be walking right into a death trap, and we wouldn't notice... but you see that, and turn us to a whole other direction. I thank you that you let us fall, but you never let us stay on the ground. Lord, you pick us right back up as if we never fell int he first place. Lord, I thank you for your forgiveness. If I tried to count all the times I've sinned and failed and crashed, Lord, it would last the rest of my life. I can't even list off my stumbles from today. You love us so much, that you would actually give up your life here on Earth. Lord, you took away your own breathe so that we could breathe your air. you gave us life, and not just here on Earth. But also in Heaven; only if we understand you, though. I thank you for the test. The test of life. The "Take It Or Lose It" test. The test that can result in either perfection, or the farthest thing from it. You give us the freedom to make that choice. Only problem is, we're not the brightest people sometimes. I thank you that you are you. If you never existed, than neither would this earth... I thank you that you're a problem solver. Because we are most definitely not. When we come up with a solution, it typically ends up in another problem, so we come up with another solution, and the problems keep on rollin' in! I thank you for being honest with us. For making us just feel like losers sometimes, Lord. Because, sometimes, that's all we need to realize that you are our only hope. I thank you for my friends, because you chose them for me, and you gave them to me. Even though some may be leading down the wrong path, others are leading us to the right one. And, I can't thank you enough for that. Lord, I could go on and on about all the things I want to thank you for. But if I continue to go on, then I would fail to mention everything that I really am thankful for. I'll prevent that by stopping now. And just thank you one last time in this note for giving us the oppurtunity to thank you. I thank you for prayer, and communication with you, Lord. You've been so great to me in wayyy too many ways throughout my life. So many blessings that have been given to me, and so many burdens that have been taken from me. God, I just thank you for everything. And just one more time for Barnabas, Lord. That place really did turn me around, and gave me a whole new perspective on life. I've actually been constantly happy since I've returned home. My joy hasn't ceased to shine through, either. My Youth Group has been amazing to me. Never letting me forget God's love, and always being there for me. Keepin' my spirits high. You Barnstormers and few counselors who've stuck with me since Barnabas. I can't thank you enough for your friendship. It all means so much to me. I can't begin to describe my life without you kids. You've made me so happy... and I feel so loved all the time. I'll never forget Barnabas, Summer '08, Session One, Term Five. Because it was the best week of my life. God put you guys in that week... I hung out with you guys for 8 days. Only 8 days, guys... and yet, I feel closer to you than any of my friends at home. You mean a lot more to me than you know. You guys are my absolute best friends, and you always will be. Because you have touched my life in a way that will never be forgotten by me, my family, and of course, my God. I can't stop thanking God for putting you kids into my life every night as I go to bed. I believe that you barnstormers and counselors and staff are one of the greatest blessings that God's ever given me. And that sentence has no exaggeration in it whatsoever. You guys are my brothers and sisters... and my greatest blessing. Love you guys! Amen. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ This note was dedicated to my amazing Barnabas, my sweet youth group family, and my only Jesus! |
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| August 06, 2008 |
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| u should b a writer when u grow up |
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| August 06, 2008 |
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| Ha ha, thanks! :) |
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