November 21, 2006

  • "Thankful" by Jonny Lang

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    Someone's
    standing in a welfare line
    Or off the freeway with a hungry sign
    Someone's stressing bout to lose their mind
    I gotta be thankful, thankful

    Someone just became a single mother
    Someone just lost a sister or brother
    Its so important that we love each other
    And be

    Thankful, thankful
    I've gotta take the time to say, that I'm
    Thankful, thankful
    For every single breath that I take
    I've gotta be thankful, thankful

    Someone's
    sitting in a prison cell
    Wasting away in their own personal hell
    Everybody's got their own story to tell
    I've gotta be thankful, thankful

    Man, I used to think I didn't have a lot
    Now I realize just how much I've got
    Now every day I'm gonna take the time and stop to be

    REPEAT CHORUS

    Any one of these so easily could have been me
    But if it had not been for grace and mercy who knows where Id
    be

    I've been riding on this roller coaster ride
    Round and round I've seen the up and downside
    And I'm here to tell you that the secret of life is being thankful

    REPEAT CHORUS

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    The situation we are born in has a lot do with who we are. We like to
    think that we pull ourselves up by our boot straps, but the truth is we are
    often born in to good situations. I am, my parents are wonderful, my
    grandparents are wonderful and now I'm blessed with wonderful in-laws.
    Remember to be thankful for the situations you are placed in.  It's only because of grace and mercy.  And those who are poor, I
    envy you for I believe that you understand the kingdom better than I.



    "Blessed are you who are poor..." - Luke:6-20:42