Daily Bread

Teach me to pray as I ought to pray! I rejoiced this morning when it came to my remembrance about Xmeah saying that he is thankful for my teeth being the way that they are, because I speak very clearly. That made me laugh this morning, and I never thought about that in that way, that something that was looked at as being a bad thing, is actually a blessing! What I am referring to is the way that my teeth are big and stick out. And just the day before the topic of my teeth came up in two different conversations. One was with a customer when we were talking about teeth and braces, and I said, that when I was younger I was supposed to get braces, but I never went back to the dentist to get them. But now that I am older, it does not even bother me anymore. Then the second conversation, I was talking to the kids about how my mother tried to instill so much bitterness in us, as kids, against my father. Even to a point where she would say, “If your father had given you money, you wouldn't have teeth like that.” But now, I see that this is actually a blessing to me and it made me real happy to hear that I got a compliment about the clarity of my voice!

Thank You, Lord for that! We were also discussing the other day about how Naomi looked at her situation as being cursed, because she lost her husband and her two sons. But she did not see how the things that seemed to be a curse was actually a blessing for her.

In school when people would tease me about the way my teeth stick out, I did not look at this as being a blessing to me. But I have also seen how the Lord has delivered me from shame about my teeth, and I smile and laugh a lot and do not hide my teeth. I have had many people say that I have a pretty smile, and I thank God that the embarrassment is gone. This is what I have, so with that, I be content. Amen.

My Lord, what was the dream You gave me on last night? I ask that this would be brought back to my remembrance.

For the past few nights I hear Spanish words in my head. It started one night when I heard myself pray “ayudame.” I know that this means “help me.” Yesterday I heard “No correo.” which means no mail. Then Last night I heard “semaforo,” which means street light.

My Lord, what does this mean? Amen.

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