Our mailbox has been full. We call that "happy mail" around here. "Happy mail" is what we call those envelopes from the mailman that behold an honest-to-goodness postage stamp.
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Sure the reason for the mail hasn't been a "happy" one, but we feel blessed nonetheless. Our family and church family have been beautiful encouragers to us as we've been mourning the loss of a friend (written about here). All of the cards expressing their sympathies and sending prayers our way. I'm thankful for everyone's encouragement in a big way.
Through these many expressions and examples of encouragement, I pray that my kids take note on how to be that kind of encouragement to others, especially in times like these. It might not always look like "happy mail". It could be through providing a meal, giving a flower, wrapping someone in a hug, lending a listening ear, or calling someone on the phone. Being an encourager is allowing God to touch someones heart in the deepest, and sometimes most broken, places.
Why not send someone a piece of "happy mail" today? It may bless that person more than you know!
Lord, thank you for the encouragement we receive from those in our lives. I pray that Alyssa and Kyle learn to be good encouragers to those who are hurting or are struggling in life. Praise be to you, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from you. Use Alyssa and Kyle, dear Jesus, to shine you to those around them. Open their eyes that they may see who is hurting. Prod their minds to remember, or think about someone who may need a kind word, a helping hand, or a good friend. May Alyssa and Kyle thrive in the business of encouraging, and give you, Father, all the glory through everything they say and do for those you love.
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