Psalms 100:4-5

Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him,bless his name.

For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

It is Thankful Thursday again,here we stand side by side to worship
our heavenly father together.It is a day to share our thankful hearts
to our heavenly father,relatives who are at our side, friends who hold
your hands,the strangers who give your a smile outsides,and even the
beautiful nature created by the Lord to please our eyes and hearts.

Sister Junia took a operation several days ago,because no one there to
take care of her at the hospital, so after the operation, she left for
home. These days, nearly every day she tells me that the wound aches and
what is better if I am in shanghai with her.I know that if I am in shanghai,
I will be at her side. But now, what I can do is hold her in my daily prayer,
and call her to comfort her. I know the Lord loves her and of course will
take care of her. This morning I called her again, she told me just now she
was listening to hymn " Enter his gates with thanksgiving", so I sang this
song on phone,but you know that I am not good at singing,out of tune is natural.
But the Lord knows my heart, and Junia knows my heart.On the call,she showed
her care for me, and me,too. I am really thankful for this special relationship
between Junia and me,though only 2 years in the same city, about 5 years in
different city, the distance and time do not make us far away, on the contrary,
we walk close day after day in our souls.Thank the Lord. Now we are not the
friends before to show our complain together, but the friends to show our thankful
hearts to the Lord, to share each other's happiness and sorrow together.

Yesterday sister Junia told me that Cai-qin who is a sister at their church came
to visit and take care of her yesterday. But also Cai-yin told her something bad
happened at her family. Cai-qin's sister and brother in-law are very nice christian,
They offer their house to be a christians meeting place.Cai-qin's brother in-law
ran a factory and often helped those who were in-need with money. But about two
weeks ago, someone came to Cai-qin's brother's factory to look for another person for
fighting.Cai-qin's brother in-law came out to stop this behavior. That person killed
him at that time during the conflict. Junia told me that nearly everyone who knows
this couple do not know why the Lord allowed it had happened. After Junia told me
this thing, I told her:" I do not know why it happened to that wonderful christian,
too. But I know everything is in HIS hand, without his permission,nothing will happen.
The Lord will never tell us "why", and if we use our humanbeing wisdom to find "why",
which can only make us more doubt to the Lord, maybe complain occurs.Let us pray
for the one who are alive,they need comfort&love&prayer.The Lord knows how to lead
their feet out of sorrow. This morning, when I prayed for this thing, I cried.
There is not true safety on the earth,also not true peace on the earth,but we can
get them from our heavenly father. Dear heavenly father, I put that family members
who are alive now in your hand, please comforts and lifts them up with your love,
Please do not let their eyes on that brother's death, because that brother came
back to your home to be your side.

About me,what is in my life to show my thankful hearts? I still do not get what I
want, and still in my trial of waiting,sometimes I feel that I could not go on,but
thank the Lord I still have strength to go on with his help and other sisters&brothers
encouragement.I am thankful for my NO.1 friends David&loulou's wonderful email
two days ago which let me know more about myself through their eyes, and also
let me relive my life from 2000 to 2008 again in my memory. I know that I have
missed the Lord's blessings several times because of my own desicions. But it is
not late today when I know it, right? I thank the Lord through this long trial to let me
know more,more lessons which will make me to HIS good child. I am thankful for
what I has!

I am thankful for daily breath,daily food, daily health!

I am thankful that I have the right to pray for others who are in need,not only fix eyes
on myself.

I am thankful that I still have ability to help others,even though I am in need,too.

I am thankful that I can say to our heavenly father:" If I use what I have to help others,
so of course you must help me, but you are my only helper!" Thank you , heavenly
father!

Thank you everyone who lift me up in your prayer,in a way of being known or not.
Our heavenly father knows and he prays for you,too.

Thank sister Iris who hosts this wonderful Thankful Thursday,you can read more
TT post by visiting Sting My Heart.