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“Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not much better than they?” Matthew 6:26
While watching my favorite baseball team one night this summer with my husband, I could see him becoming agitated over something several of the players did after a successful hit or pitch. They would make the sign of the cross and then often point and look up into the heavens as if to say, “Thank you, God!”
That’s ridiculous, my husband said, shaking his head. Why do they think God helped them with that? God is too busy to bother with a baseball game!
I gently told him I don’t believe that. I pointed out how important that game is to that player and then by openly giving thanks to God, he is showing everyone that hit or pitch was not all about him –that he believes God is with him, helping him to succeed.
You see, God is with us through it all – the big things and all of the little things in life. When we live knowing we can turn to God with every little thing, it means we are pulling Him into our lives at every level. And, of course, God wants that! Don’t you want your children to know they can come to you with everything in their lives – no matter how big or small?
Nothing about our lives is inconsequential to God. And the more we appreciate that He always wants what is best for us in every aspect of our lives, the more our lives can be productive, peaceful and blessed.
And, like that baseball player, we should never be afraid to show how grateful we are!
Debra Denny, a former journalist, columnist and newspaper editor, is currently the parish administrator at St. Mark the Evangelist Church in Syracuse.
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