A story is told about a minister who was visiting a leper colony. He was leading the worship, and there was time for one more congregational song. A woman who had kept her face turned away from the platform turned toward the worship leader, revealing a face that had been ravaged by leprosy. She raised her stub of a hand and asked, “Can we sing “Count Your Blessings”?

Overcome by emotion, the minister fled the stage. He was followed by a fellow minister who tried to comfort him. “I guess you’ll never be able to sing that song again!”

“Oh, yes I will,” he responded, “but never the same way.”

Count your blessings today.