Sunday, December 26, 2010

Dearest God,

Today you cultivated my awareness of true goodness. As I sat at the dining room table with my daughter's whole family eating the last of the bacon, scrambled eggs and sour cream coffee cake, I realized you had given each of us building blocks for life. With those blocks you showed me how we have the capability of building faith, hope, love, wisdom, compassion, unity, joy and peace or we can build anything but these.

At our table this morning we built trust where trust did not once reside. Sharing our inner selves proved to be a blessing as we listened, teased, laughed and loved. We engaged in conversation never before shared as our teenagers opened themselves more to us. Their smiles warmed my soul like hot chocolate on a blistering cold winter day.

I realized that each and every building block was a gracious gift of heaven. I also knew that your divine love was immovably lodged in every block. As we built joy together, I whispered my thanksgiving to you understanding once again your true goodness.

Generous God,
who is
good enough
to receive
such wonderful gifts
of love?
No one,
yet you
lavish us
with eternity's gifts
and we
are blessed
again and again
and again.

Yours forever, Andrea