As we walked through the familiar door a volunteer greeted us. Two homeless men were waiting patiently outside the tiny food pantry while the Pastor searched the shelves for some staples to sustain the men for a few days. The sanctuary was clean and inviting as I remembered it and some chairs were arranged for the evening’s prayer circle that would bring together a faithful few who find joy in the act of communal prayer. A quick visit in what use to be my old office was packed with planning for the upcoming Sunday service. Warm and wonderful memories flooded my thoughts and touched my heart with pangs of joy to be once again in the space where God had provided so many moments of ministry. There are days when I am visited by the return of a symptom free moment and I fail to understand its significance. Though I long for a life symptomless I know that change has brought with it new opportunities to engage thankfulness. Like the visit to the Church sanctuary of my past, the visit of symptom free moments are short lived. The richness of memories serves to fuel the engine of gratitude that speeds the train of opportunities along the tracks of life.
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