thankful

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

But sometimes it's hard when my prayers are so heavy, Lord. How am I supposed to give thanks?

We pray for our friends down the road whose preschool grandsons shouldn't even know that there are such things as chemo and radiation. 

We pray for the high school football player from one county over, who's at St. Jude's right now, starting an aggressive cancer treatment plan.

And our hearts are heavy and our prayers are continuous for a local community, who held a prayer vigil last night for a toddler who never got to take her first steps.

I wish I didn't have to be, but today, Lord, I am thankful for autism.