Giving thanks..

Was at the bus-stop when i learnt to give thanks. Saw a middle-aged man with his wife.. and all his limbs were amputated. Yes, all. He stood on one bended knee, amputated few inches below the knee-cap, and the other leg was amputated at the joint. Boy, it must hurt to even stand. And the hands are off as well..

On the bus, i saw yet another man, with serious walking difficulties, holding the crutch in one hand, and the handrails in another, trying to cross the overhead bridge. He took 5 secs to climb one stair. I pray that he's not there, still. For a person like me who dun get all whiney when i see hurting, dead, or needy people, these scenes stirred me. That person could be me. And nothing i've done made me any deserving of the health I've been endowed with. Guess i'll think twice before complaining about bad migraine and stomach cramps that cause me to lose my appetite even if i haven't ate for the whole day.

Strangely coincidental, the sermon for the day was about healing.

During altar call, sister jasmine called for people who have illnesses or have relatives with illnesses to come up front to the altar to be prayed for.. Personally, i wanna be prayed for, bcuz at that moment, i'm having mild migraine and feeling naueous. But i decided to minister to others first. And i'm taken aback at the prayer requests some people bring forth to me.. These people go through so much ordeal in their lives, and here i am grumbling about my migraine. I can't help but to feel so much compassion for the people that i prayed for. And though the migraine and stomach cramp din go away, i learnt to give thanks and to put others before myself. I'll never know how God would wanna use me to minister to the people. And i dun want my puny issue to hinder the advancement of the kingdom of God.