Wednesday, June 27, 2012

My dearest God,

You give us so much spiritual treasure!  Every day life points to you whether through the wondrous beauty all around us or through horrific disasters that occur when one person gives hope to another.  You constantly reveal yourself to us as a way of reminding us just how near you are.

When I forget to look up, I miss countless revelations of your living presence.  When I spend too much time looking down, I miss what is happening right before my eyes.  Then I fail to give thanks or to perpetuate faith into the world because my view is too small.  Forgive me, I pray.

When I look out or up or side to side or even behind me, I realize just how many ways you speak to convey your message of love, compassion, grace, and challenge.  When I suddenly grasp what is happening, I am left to sing your praise, to smile, to recount the event to someone else needing a bit of faith, or to spill love into the world.  When I try to count up how many blessings I have received across the years of my life, the truth comes to me yet again...there are too many and too few numbers to be accurate.

Gracious God
thank you
for immeasurable gifts
and blessings.
Thank you
for hope
and anticipation.
Thank you
for recognition
and spiritual awareness.
Thank you
for undeserved
and unexpected gifts.

Love, Andrea