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You mustn’t wish for another life. You mustn’t want to be somebody else. What you must do is this: rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks. I am not all the way capable of so much, but those are the right instructions.

Wendell Berry

No matter what our situation – what our pain and suffering – this is the gift that God has graciously given us. He has made no mistake. This is exactly where we are meant to be.

Let us not waste the precious time He has given us wanting a phantasm. Groping for a delusion that only exists in our minds. Let us instead grasp this life. This blessing. And live it to the very end. And praise God with each breath.