Last Sunday our daughter and son-in-law came to visit. They brought their dog, Bennie, with them. It was Bennie’s birthday, He turned 15, which I guess in dog years is about 105. He’s showing his age. He’s deaf now, and has problems with his feet and hips, but his face is young and still full of joy
Bennie seemed to enjoy my 86-year-old husband’s attention and often returned to sit by Bob. Watching these two “old gentlemen” made me smile and I thought of the joy that can be found in the most simple of pleasures.
“Lord, you are my portion and my cup of blessing, you hold my future. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places: indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance …. You reveal the path of life to me, in your presence is abundant joy, at your right hand are eternal pleasures.” [Psalm 16:5, 11 HCSB]
Across my 79 years, I have experienced trials, just like most of us. Yet, despite trials, my life has been resplendent with pleasures. The greatest of these were the simple ones, and perhaps none so great as simply experiencing the presence of the LORD amid the trials.
There were times when I felt as if God had pulled me onto His great lap and hugged me, wiping away my tears and softly whispering that He was with me and always would be.
And to know that the “lines have fallen for me in pleasant places,” – that God has given me salvation and a promised inheritance – is the best of all.