Saturday, July 7, 2012

Dearest God,

As I cleaned the front room and then the dining room, I stood back and admired my work.  It was a simple cleaning really, no real fuss although I did wash out the window sills.  I cleaned the cobwebs and clutter of teeny bugs that seem to accumulate in Maine windows during the summer.

All during the time I was cleaning and admiring, I thought of how you must look upon your work of cleansing the human soul.  You too must revel in a soul made clean by the power of your spirit.  I am certain that we too must have hidden dark corners filled with tiny and not so tiny wrongdoings that need cleaning.

As I think about your work in the human race, I confess to not showing enough gratitude.  I don't spend every day thanking you enough for your ministry in my own life let alone the lives of others.  I don't express my gratefulness by doing more for others.  I don't always show my appreciation for the air I breathe, the water I drink, the food I eat, and the home in which I live.  Please forgive me.

Thank you for moving beyond my forgetfulness and providing any way.  I hope to do better.

Thank you
for your
many gifts,
Generous God.
Thank you
for revealing
my own
dark corners
of sin.
Thank you
for cleansing
my soul
of life's debris.

Love, Andrea