My son and I took a stroll yesterday evening to the Chapel at Gainesville's Northeast Georgia Regional Hospital. After the birth of his first child (my first grandson), I invited him to accompany me to the chapel to pray thanksgiving and to my joy, he accepted the invitation. I was so supprised I hardly didnt know what to pray when he got down on his knees next to me at the little altar set there. He had told me on the walk that he felt like God was in the birthing room with them while Kelly was in labor. Apparently, the doctor had been telling them that if the baby's heartbeat continued to drop during the contractions, they would have to seriously consider a c-section birth. He told me that he was praying that that would not be necessary......
A new life brings out the best of us and helps us realize the true reality that our God does, in fact, exist. The Holy Spirit was in the room with Dan and Kelly and little Oliver during those precarious few minutes. As it turned out, no c-section was needed and yet another of the Lord's gracious answers to prayer was answered.
So, what am I thankful for on Thanksgiving Day, 2009? Actually, I dont have the space or time to list it all. Even if I spent the rest of the day listing it all, the list would be incomplete. Formost on the list, however would be the following:
Thanks, Lord for answering prayer and thanks for your loving Grace. I for one will do my best to be deserving. Amen.
