she told me a story she heard about two sisters
who were in a concentration camp where they would pray
and speak of God , even though their barracks were infested with lice.
One night the discussion was that “God says we should be thankful for all things”.
The other sister said, “I know it says that, I just can’t be thankful for the lice!”
Years later, after being released,
one of the sisters attented a ceremony for Holocaust survivors
where she approached a former guard. As she spoke to him she said
“you probably didn’t know we were speaking of God
and praying in our barracks late at night during that time…
we were always afraid you would discover us.”
The old guard replied “we never wanted to go back there
because there was so much of a problem with the lice.” –
I’m reading Ann Voskamp’s “One Thousand Gifts“…
In Chapter one…it’s all about thanksgiving.
There it is again, staring me in the face…
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she told me a story she heard about two sisters
who were in a concentration camp where they would pray
and speak of God , even though their barracks were infested with lice.
One night the discussion was that “God says we should be thankful for all things”.
The other sister said, “I know it says that, I just can’t be thankful for the lice!”
Years later, after being released,
one of the sisters attented a ceremony for Holocaust survivors
where she approached a former guard. As she spoke to him she said
“you probably didn’t know we were speaking of God
and praying in our barracks late at night during that time…
we were always afraid you would discover us.”
The old guard replied “we never wanted to go back there
because there was so much of a problem with the lice.” –
I’m reading Ann Voskamp’s “One Thousand Gifts“…
In Chapter one…it’s all about thanksgiving.
There it is again, staring me in the face…
life in a noneucharistic world!”
not for the blessings of our lives,
It is the reason why we hurt others,
why we bring suffering to others and ourselves,
because we aren’t thankful for what God gives us.
thankful for the worst of times is in where our joy and salvation lie.
In trusting God.
It all leads me to wonder, what would this world
be like if everyone
just stopped complaining…
what if we all just gave thanks for truly
all things and really meant it?
I thank God for even the lice of my life.
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By: RC Reese
I needed to hear this one tonight, thanks!