Saturday, February 5, 2011

Dear God,

Joy comes in so many packages. As I live each day in the calm of your spirit, joy has the chance to fill my soul.

Just today alone, joy found me so many times. My hubby and I talked for a long time at the kitchen table, baring our innermost thoughts about spiritual need, church, vision and faith. Fluffy white snowflakes fell once again making for yet another magnificient view just outside our writing room window. A retreatant wrote calling me a heartstone for helping her. Two grandchildren came to stay with us for the night so we squeezed into one bed with them insisting I be in the middle as their grandfather brought us popcorn and malted milks while we watched Nanny McFee Returns.

How wonderful it is to welcome joy into my every day living. As I trust you, live out of faith, revoke the temptation to be judgemental at times, count my blessings and give of myself in appropriate quantities remembering to take care of myself, joy grows like yeast rising.

Source of grace and joy,
I bow
to you
out of gratitude
and thanksgiving.
You are
my life's
greatest joy.
Let my joy
return to
its source
with blessing,
I pray.

Love, Andrea