My brother's love in Baguio City

Heavenly Father,
I thank you for giving me today with the kind of bread you know I needed. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for:

•  My short but sweet visit to Baguio city, an all-expense-paid trip c/o Jomar
It has been more than a year since I last visited the city. Although I have already reached my quota in traveling, I thank You for allowing me to travel here with my brother. I thank You all the more for my brother's generosity as this is an all-expense-paid trip.

• Healing my body
I have been sick for the past few days from pushing my body beyond its limit with running and traveling. Lord, you indeed are the greatest Healer. Thank you for tangibly taking care of my body as I welcomed the experience of a local massage from North Haven Spa. Their lemongrass tea has soothed my sore throat, and thank you so much for allowing me to consume one teapot of that delicious and soothing liquid.

Thank you again for the healthy food that I consumed after at O Mai Khan restaurant. The cream of mushroom soup, steamed vegetables and grilled tanique was just the right combination of food that my weak body needed.

Thank you for the medicine that You have provided when I failed to bring one. And because it was drizzling during the night, You led my brother to hail a cab to bring us to Hotel 45. You reminded my brother that I was sick, so he requested the taxi driver to stop by a drugstore in Session road as he bought the medicine for me while I waited in the taxi. He still went out to enjoy the city, but my brother brought me back to the hotel first before he went out.

Thank you also for reminding me that I am not alone. After having some trouble with the TV, it finally came to life and you led me to the Disney channel as Shaun the Sheep is being shown on screen, a show that I really appreciate as cable TV is scarcely available to me. After taking the medicine, thank you all the more for the warm and soft welcome of the bed. Thank you for the embrace of sleep, having faith that You are taking care of me even though I was all alone until 3am.

Again, I thank you Lord for the pizza from Volante that my brother brought back with. I thank You also for the proper breakfast that I ate and for allowing me to help Luanne with her invitation while there is time. Lastly, in terms of healing my body, thank you Father for the luxurious hot bath. I truly appreciate the way You took care of me when I was sick.

• Safe trip from Manila-Baguio City-Ilocos Sur-Abra
Although we experienced long delays and a detour in our travel, thank you Jesus for bringing us to our destination safely. I know I have complained and grumbled for waiting for more than an hour given that my body is weak from illness, but thank You for reminding me that the delay is for our safety and not really for my discomfort.

Thank you very much for this special trip, Lord. I have tangibly felt your love through my brother's love for me. Praises, honor and glory to you, my Lord and my king!

Always,
Grace


Dear friend, what are you thankful for today? I hope this has inspired you to reflect on the events that took place in your life today that you should be grateful for despite the adversities. No matter how small it is, thank God for it. And you will realize just how blessed you are after all, because God loves you and will never abandon you. God bless you, my friend. Shalom.