Count Your Blessings

This was posted on a message board at that Washtenaw County Rec. Center. I read it last week and felt inspired, so today I took a picture of it with my phone and then put it to paper when I got home so that I could share it with all of you. I don't know if the numbers are true, but it's the meaning that really important. So, take a moment with me to take a deep breath and put it all into perspective as you read this:

Count Your Blessings
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If you woke up this morning with more health than illness…you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation…you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death…you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead, and a place to sleep…you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace…you are in the top 8% of the world’s population.

If your parents are still alive and still married, you are very rare, even in the United States…

If you hold your head up with a smile and are truly thankful…you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.

If you can hold someone’s hand, hug them, or even touch them on the shoulder…you are blessed because you can offer God’s healing touch.

If you can read this message…you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you; furthermore, you are more blessed than the two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

Have a good day, count your blessings, and pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed they are.

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Good night everyone near and far. I'm beat. I hope you and your family's are well.