This morning as I was standing in the shower, the temperature of the water changed and the pressure was less. I realized that my husband was also using the water. Normally, I would have yelled across the house to let him know I was showering, but since I know he couldn’t hear me, I hesitated. Instead a few other thoughts came to mind.
I thought, wow, how selfish I was to think he’d have to be the one to shut the water off. Secondly, I knew it was not an intentional thing. My husband has a heart of gold. He’d go out of his way for me. Plus it was simply a temporary inconvenience for me.
The next thought that flooded my mind was how grateful I was to have a warm home and the ability to shower whenever I wanted. I had heard a man from a poor town in Africa share. He was a grown man when he came to the USA. Someone had invited him to stay with a congregation of priests and study. He had never seen running water and didn’t even know such a luxury existed. He was surprised to learn all one had to do was turn a knob and water would gush out.
I can’t imagine what that would be like after not having water available to him. Even the water he had had to drink was contaminated. He lost a brother to drinking that same water. The difference was that he received one full meal a day from a missionary society that provided lunch at school. It was why he had stayed in school. Namely, he was so hungry that school seemed like the answer.
And then the words of our Lord, while he hung on the Cross rang out in my head. “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34)
Now, I am not a Bible scholar. In all honesty, I should be reading and studying scripture more than I do. It was odd that in a few minutes I 
had totally changed my mind and heart about the situation. This was indeed a mini miracle!!! I have been praying for patience and a kinder, gentler attitude.
Often we are always am feeling rushed and do far too much. I hear that from so many people! We have expectations that we place on ourselves and those we love. We get easily annoyed and become horrible to live with on a daily level. I do think the Lord nudged me into thinking through my actions this morning.
Have a great day and “Delight in Living!”