Saturday, November 26, 2011

Dear God,

As I drove up the street to my daughter's home, I saw the happy expression on my granddaughter's face as she was being pulled in a wagon by her sister. The recognition of joy based on a close relationship brought joy to my own heart.

I am filled with wonder about how you build relationships with people. You connect people in ways beyond our imagination and comprehension. Even small things can link strangers together. When you build families you give us the potential for relationships that can fulfill our own need to connect with humanity, a most necessary ingredient for the creation of community. You give us opportunity to grow, to come alive, and to become our more full selves within a community of loved ones. You make relationships so we can build a healthier and happier planet. You connect us to you which makes every other relationship come to life.

Wondrous God,
full of love
for all
your children,
I thank you
for healthy relationships
that give life
to every person.
But thank you
most of all
for allowing us
to be
in relationship
with you,
the most
beautiful relationship
of all.

Love, Andrea