An Attitude of Gratitude
AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE The story is told of a man who got up on his roof to adjust his Television antenna. (Yes, they really did have TV antennas on the roof which needed a manual adjustment from time to time, I’ve participated in this ritual myself!) His roof was steep and he was very cautious but in spite of his care, he began to slip. As he slid down his roof he uttered a verbal prayer. “Dear Lord, save me!” Just then his trousers got stuck on a nail which, for no logical reason, was sticking up from his roof in a strange location. It was big enough that it stopped his rapid descent and as he came to a stop he looked heavenward and prayed again. “Never mind Lord, this nail stopped me!” So, was it just a lucky coincidence that the nail happened to be in the right place at the right time to save him or was it an answer to his 1 st prayer? We may never know, but we should always be quick to give thanks to God as we are convinced that he is in the details of our lives.