I just remembered this story from our trip to Ireland in October. You may remember that on one day, we had some really still winds blow several of our friends off of their feet. We took one of our members to the doctor and then to the hospital.
The Dublin hospital was so so very crowded. Some people had been waiting for 4-5 hours and had not yet been seen. We were waiting patiently with our injured friend. You know when you are waiting to see the doctor, it is easy to be impatient. We had sat for several hours and had not yet been taken back to see the doc.
Suddenly a man comes into the waiting area from outside, pushing a woman in a wheelchair. She is screaming in pain. It was shocking. It was unnerving. SCREAMING!!! They took her right back to see the doc.
Even though we had waited for hours, it did not bother us that they took this other human, obviously in deep pain, back before us.
In fact, there was this feeling as well... it could be worse. It can always be worse. The next time something isn't going your way, you might, I often do, find comfort in remembering that it could be worse. It could be much worse.
And when I think about how bad it might be, I realize that today maybe isn't as bad as I was thinking.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
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I am leading a trip to Italy in November of this year with Pastor Sherri Swanson. There is plenty of room and we would love to have you join!!!
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