What Do You Have Now?

I have read a countless number of books on friendships and other relationships, but I think all I'll ever need to know about relationships is something my mom often told me about when I was little. She told and told me again about Hannah, who prayed so earnestly to God for a child, and God answered her prayers and gave her Samuel. After having him only a few months, she gave him back to God, to serve Him as a priest. My mom felt like Hannah, and she thought of me as her gift from God, the answer to her prayers. She also knew that I was, like Samuel, a gift, and that she, like Hannah, had to be willing to give me back to God at any time. She was just a temporary guardian. (And I couldn't imagine a better guardian. As much as I was a gift to her, she was a gift to me and I was so blessed to have her as a mom.) That all reminds me to be grateful for what I have now. Yesterday is gone, and no one knows what tomorrow may bring, but I know the blessings God has given me today. "Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow . . . " Very little that I have now is guaranteed to last. Mr. M and I will only be married 'til death do us part. My beloved home could fall victim to water damage, fire, tornado or tsunami. My dearest friends may move; but that hasn't happened today, so I give thanks for what I have now, not worrying about what I will or won't have tomorrow. I'll worry about tomorrow when tomorrow comes. Today I think about today.