Gratitude And Repentance Leads to a Happier Future
Every passing year gives us as it ends a chance to look back and examine our life during that period. We find that we we have been blessed by God in so many ways directly or through intermediaries, but we have been benefitted. This realisation awakens us to be grateful in so many ways to many around us. During the last year I have been blessed by God in so many ways while many of my colleagues, friends and relatives have not been as lucky to receive such privileges. I did have losses and pains but they had more. I complained that I did not have shoes until I saw a man who had no feet. How grateful I must be to God. I cursed my dear ones because they don’t spend some time with me until I met a lady whose all relatives abandoned her. How much God has blessed me! Gratitude to God has to be my constant attitude! That will keep content and relaxed. What better happiness can we expect?
In contrast to so many others I have more talents and enjoy better endowments from the Almighty. What did I do with them and how much? I see a man dragging his feet to go to work and I refused to go to Church because I have a slight sprain in my leg. How much did I use the talents God gave me to serve others? I have been lazy and sluggish to use God’s gifts to reach out to others. As I enter the New Year I have to repent and resolve to do better. The little strength in the my body can be utilsed to do a lot; I can still reach out to help the needy with my only one leg working. That has to be my resolution!
Gratitude to God and satisfaction about everyone makes us live comfortably but constant complaints and bickerings make us sick. Let us learn from Mother Mary to be happy with little things God has given us and with His blessings they will multiply when we say: thank You. dear God