Acknowkedge

Sitting here alone
Eating dinner
With an uncomfortable toothache,
To lose attention on the pain
I pray with every bite
Shifting the food
To the side of my mouth
That is not aching...
And focusing on the crowd...
Some eating alone,  like me...
Some eating as a couple,
With eyes of love...
Some eating with friends
As they speak about their
Current daily affairs...
Some are with their families
Enjoying the time...
Mom with kids alone
Others Dad, mom, and kids...
Either way...  I analyze myself...
I have been in each scenario...
Alone,  as I am now
With a good friend
With my kids alone
With my significant other
And with the family...
In each scenario
I have been blessed with life
Regardless of the time:
Infant,  toddler,  adolescent,  teen, 
Young adult,  parent,  friend,  husband, 
Alone...  As I am now...
Or am I truly alone...
If I can still feel her hand grasping mine
My children's laughter
Or my friends conversation
As if it were yesterday...
God has blessed me with life
In each scenario,  I have been blessed...
Nothing more and nothing less
But the gracefulness of God...
I wonder if these brothers and sisters
Around me eating right now
Realize how blessed they are...
To have a friend,  to be a child,  to be parent,
To be a significant other,  or alone
With the thoughts of thankfulness
To be blessed with life...
Everyday we are faced with challenges...
Everyday we grow one day ahead...
Everyday we are blessed with life.
Thank You God... 
I acknowledge Your grace
And offer up this discomforting pain
For You alone to heal.  Amen.
Do you acknowledge God on
How truly blessed you are?

Mark David Grijalva Peres
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