Daily Gratitude Year 6- Day 145: Today, I am grateful for the people who change the toilet paper roll.
Seriously, how have I missed this? You know who they are! The unsung heros on custodial teams, moms, wives, gifted men and some of the most eligible bachelors on the planet are the ones who magically make sure the toilet paper roll is never empty.
We have given thanks for toilet paper and given instruction for "proper over the top" hanging, but we have neglected to bless the hands that change the roll.
Some of the most simple gratitudes are my favorite. They are so easily overlooked.
Is there any spiritual relevance here? Toilet paper takes care of what would otherwise be a terrible mess. It does the dirtiest of jobs. It seems to be readily available, but taken for granted. The cost... the life of a tree was sacrificed.
God's grace is readily available, but we often take if for granted. We even try to ignore Him at times, until we are in need. We want the convenience of a mighty God who answers prayers and took on our skin to understand us better. We expect that he will be there when we need him, but forget to be grateful for the daily love and grace he pours into our lives.
Jesus died on a tree... the propitiation for our sins. He sought us out. Offered us the cleansing power of his grace and gave his life, so we could love forever changed.
Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.-Hebrews 2:17
"Victory In Jesus" is an old hymn that has been on my heart this week. We have a sweet sister at church named Rosie, who loves the old song. Sweet Rosie is in her 70's and is one of God's special people with a mind has remained childlike her entire life. Be careful to watch and listen closely to the special ones, as the veil between them and the things of the spirit is thin. Rosie may not solve big math problems and the poor girl was raised a Cardinal fan...but she is highly sensitive to the things of the Holy Spirit and His Word is written on her heart. I've known her to speak a prayer and a blessing on a newborn child that would give you chills... the good kind.
Rosie knows the purity of God's grace that wipes away all our messes. She trusts him for her daily bread, and through his people, He supplies all of her needs. He supplies all of our needs.
There are hands unseen that provide a way for us to be clean and new again.
Today, I am grateful for the people who change the toilet paper roll.
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