Because I love you

I'm not one to read through the Bible and just pick out a verse that sounds good but as we've been going through John at church, 1:16 has continually stuck out to me. And since it is in fact the season of gratefulness and thanksgiving, I might as well share. "From the fullness of His grace, we have all received one blessing after another." Some days I beleive that (convincingly) more than others. The night before Mom's birthday last week, my small group gathered around me and prayed for me and my family over the holidays. As they were praying I got to thinking (and crying) over how lucky I am to have friends. And it could stop there. But I have friends with some beautiful hearts. Two roommates who have seen me in straight up depressed mode these last 4 months and have always made me laugh and have always taken care of me. I have three best friends who I've grown up with and somehow only get closer as we get older. I had three full rows of just my friends, some who drove 4 hours, just to give me a hug at Mom's funeral. The Thanksgiving lunch table this year wasn't my favorite place to be and no we didn't sit around the table holding hands and singing songs. Thanksgiving and Christmas and birthdays won't ever be the same, but I got an amazing Mom for 24 years and for that I'm thankful. A lot of people don't get a Mom. So out of all that, the coolest thing is that I'm not blessed because I've done a super job at anything or because I work hard at being really good. From the fullness of His grace, the Lord has provided all that I need and then some. From the fullness of His grace and because He loves me, Jesus will never leave me alone and He's all in, all the time. So if I never saw another tangible blessing for the rest of my life, just that fact is enough to thank Jesus for going to the cross for me and every other human. You can't get much more loving than that.

"Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever."
-Psalm 118:1