Merci Seigneur - Thank you, Lord taptap |
Giving thanks in Haiti certainly has a different perspective to it. I had forgotten how many taptaps (little colorful buses, privately owned but running as a main form of transportation) say "Merci Jesus." If you add the related slogans, you have quite an impressive amount of thanks happening in a place where praise and thanksgiving might be harder to come by. I was also cheered to see today a taptap that said, "Merci Manman" (Thank you, Mom)! But there is perspective here about what is really important. My prayer is that I learn to trust and give thanks to God with my whole heart in the midst of difficulty; this is a good place to learn how that is lived.
In God we trust taptap |
Grace de Dieu - Grace of God taptap Port-au-Prince |
“Thou that hast given so much to me,
Give one thing more–a grateful heart:
Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if thy blessings had spare days,
But such a heart whose Pulse may be
... Thy Praise.”
~~George Herbert
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We are grateful for you and the way you inspire us!
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ReplyDeleteThank you both. Ruth, I would enjoy that.
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