I am alive

I know this because I awoke in so much pain today. But I still thank God for waking me up. It was a gorgeous morning, bright and chilly. It was the kind of cold that if you stay in the shadows can bring you down but if you stand with God in the brightness of his love it can warm you even when the world is so cold. The pain causes me to wince and maybe shed a tear or two, but I recall that God collects my tears and that I don't cry in vain. I recall a song I heard this morning detailing how even when we are broken we are still in His hands. I lean on that promise and not on this pain. I depend on His love and I draw from His well for relief.