IF I CAN,T BE THANKFUL FOR THE "THINGS THAT "I,VE
GOT"--THEN LET ME BE THANKFUL-FOR THE THINGS "I
HAVE NOT"----I,M THANKFUL, DEAR LORD,THAT "I DON,T
LIVE ON THE STREET"--NOR "DIG THROUGH A GARBAGE
CAN-FOR A FEW BITES TO EAT"--I,M THANKFUL "THAT MY
HUSBAND-DOESN,T BEAT ME"- EACH DAY,--NOR "DRINK
ALCOHOL AND THROW HIS MONEY ALL AWAY"--THAT THE
"SALVATION ARMY"--DOESN,T HAVE TO GIVE ME
CLOTHES--
THAT I DON,T "HIDE AND TAKE DRUGS"--SO THAT NOBODY
KNOWS,----THAT "MY CHILDREN ARE NORMAL--THEY'RE
NOT CRIPPLED-NOR" ILL--AND THAT "THEY HAVE GOOD
MORALS"--THEY DON,T CHEAT--THEY DON,T
STEAL----THAT "I LIVE IN A COUNTRY--THIS WORLD
SEES AS A CHAMP",-- AND"I DON,T HAVE TO
STRUGGLE--TO A REFUGEE CAMP"----THAT "I DON,T HAVE
TO HIDE WHEN I WORSHIP MY GOD"--AND"MY PATHS
AREN,T TOO ROUGH",--IN THIS WORLD WHERE I
TROD!----LORD-"IF I CAN,T BE THANKFUL FOR THE
THINGS THAT I,VE GOT"--THEN LET ME BE
THANKFUL--FOR THE THINGS--"I HAVE NOT"
in his steps
loretta