“Blessed are you who are poor.”
Luke 6:20 NIV
Sally Wall found her father’s account of the Depression after he died:
I LIKE the Depression. No more prosperity for me. I have had more fun since the Depression started then I had in my life. I had forgotten how to live, and what it means to have real friends. . . .
I like the Depression. I am getting acquainted with my neighbors and following the Biblical admonition to love them. Some of them had been living next door to me for 3 years; now we butcher hogs together.
I like the Depression. I haven’t been out to a party in 18 months. My wife has dropped all her clubs, and I believe we are falling in love all over again.
I like the Depression. Three years ago I never had time to go to church. I played checkers or baseball all day Sunday. Besides, there wasn’t a preacher in Texas that could tell me anything. Now I’m going to church regularly and never miss a Sunday. If this Depression keeps on, I will be going to prayer meetings before too long.
Oh Yes! I like the Depression!
What is the Great Depression in your life? Could it be that, despite yourself, you’re better off for it?
Father, help me see my circumstances with an eternal perspective and reap the treasures within. Amen.
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Today’s reading was adapted from Daily Wisdom for Women: 2017 Devotional Collection with permission from Barbour Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reading was written by Sabrina McDonald.