Nickels & Dimes Revisited
- November 20, 2001
The Rehabilitation Institute where Pam is receiving
her therapy specializes in both spinal cord and brain
injuries. There is one huge gym where everyone does their
Physical and Occupational therapy, so we get to see lots
of folks with different types and levels of injuries.
Believe me, it has been an eye-opening experience.
Yesterday while Pam was working on sitting without
assistance, (she made it for 5 minutes twice!!!) I
watched some of the other patients and the activities
they were learning to master. My eyes stopped on one
young man in a wheelchair. He was probably in his early
twenties and by looking at him you couldn't tell there
was anything wrong. I gathered he had been in some sort
of accident and had taken quite a blow to the head. In
front of him on a table was a small mound of coins. His
challenge for the day - to sort the nickels, dimes,
pennies and quarters into separate piles.
Right then it hit me, most of the people we have been
singing to for the last few years are spoiled and they
don't even know it. We talk about our problems and
difficulties and how life isn't fair and how hard it is
to cope, yet all the time we have so many blessings we
take for granted. God does care about how we feel. He
doesn't want us to barely scrape through life, He wants
us to live victoriously! So the next time you're feeling
down and decorating for your personal pity party, try
this. Reach into your pocket or purse and take out a
handful of coins. If you can tell the nickels from the
dimes, send up a prayer of thanks. While you're at it,
send up another for those who can't.
