Saturday, October 31, 2009

Dearest God,

Today I saw your face looking back at me. I heard the sound of your voice in my home.

Growing up I loved being with my cousins, uncles and aunts and grandparents. It was just my favorite thing. But we grew up, my grandparents died, we married and had children and our children married and had children and my parents died. Life went on. We had a great divide and we separated from one another for a variety of crazy reasons. But then by your grace and your love, you drew us back together. All the reasons for estrangement have quietly slipped away. We are back together.

This morning my sister and her husband, my sister-in-law, two of my nieces, my daughter, my great niece and two grandchildren came to visit. Oh we were looking at the items my sister sewed for Christmas and we each bought items for children and grandchildren but really we were sharing our deep love for one another. We laughed and teased one another, typical of our family. Joy rose up in my house.

It is moments like this that I recognize your face and hear your voice. I see your work and I hear the melody of your love for us. And I give thanks.

You are God,
author of love
and grace,
hope and power.
Who can
know you?
Who can
experience you?
Who can
feel your presence?
All your children
for you care
for each
and all.
Thank you,
Most Loving Creator,
mastermind of
all creation.

Love, Andrea