This morning I awoke
Already late for work.
I spilled my first cup of coffee
Boy, that really hurt!

With one look at my burning hand
Silently I prayed
"Please let my day get better Lord."
So much for giving thanks everyday

I tripped getting on the bus
Injuring both my pride and knee
"Thanks a lot Lord!"
I grumbled and took the nearest seat,

"I'm glad to hear you giving thanks."
I heard the man beside me say.
"I too give thanks to Him.
I do it every day."

"These old eyes have never worked."
He said with a wistful grin.
"But my ears," His smile grew,
"Ah, He gave these ears to me."
"And with them I take the whole world in."

The blind man's words stayed with me
As I went to work that day
And in my heart I knew....

I should be giving thanks today.

Instead I stayed grumpy,
Refusing to give in.

A woman entered my cafe,
"Just coffee please." She said

"Are you all right?" I asked her
For she looked a little pale

"I am grateful just to be here"
She answered
"Thankful everyday.
I should not still be living.
At least, that's what the doctors say."

I watched the woman leave,
Silent and amazed.
And heard a voice urging me...
...Give thanks today

As I headed home from work
A pain gripped my chest
And I knew for assurity
I would soon meet with eternal rest.

As my eye grew dim
A prayer escaped my lips,
"Thank you Lord
For the love I've known
And for the life I lived."

Now the world began to fade
And one last thought remained
I should have been more thankful...
Thankful everyday