At the time I am writing this, I am having an ordinary day. I have no special meetings today. There are no appointments for anything. I have not received any emergency calls or texts. Nothing is going on in my life that is out of the ordinary.

Days like this are rare for me.

Perhaps they are for you, too. Maybe your schedule is overflowing, and every day holds a new challenge.

That is why we need to pause on the ordinary days and thank God for them. Sometimes the ordinary is a gift. Things could have been much worse and more hectic.

There are all kinds of reasons to be grateful. Today, I give thanks for nothing.

“Thanks, God, for a day to work quietly and think deeply because they are a rare gift in my world.”