Thursday, February 2, 2012

Dear God,

Our writing room is a renovated screened-in porch and as such I look out over my contemplative garden complete with a bird feeder hanging from a branch on our 12' serviceberry tree.  Right now I am watching a magnificent red male cardinal feeding.  What a beautiful scene!

The bird did nothing to provide the seed; yet it is there for him.  Without physical food sources, the bird would starve and die.  So is it true with spiritual food.  If there was no spiritual food for me, I would wither and die.  Yet, daily you replenish my stock and I am never found wanting.

The natural world supplies so many object lessons.  I see a bird feeding and I recall to mind how it is you feed me.  I look at the stars, the moon, and the skies and I think of how much beauty you bring to this world and then I am afforded the opportunity to acknowledge all the beauty you offer me.  The smallest things can hearken me to pause and remember just how much you give me and then my heart fills with gratitude.

O Lord,
rich in gifts
and loving presence,
thank you
for the lesson
this morning.
And thank you too
for filling
my soul
with grateful thanksgiving.

Love, Andrea