Sunday, April 14, 2013

Dear God,

There are not enough thank yous to adequately express gratitude for springtime.  As I watch my contemplative garden grow, I marvel.  Each morning the leaves stretch higher than the day before.  The grass is greening.  The trees are budding.  The clematis will soon lean toward the archway, wrapping itself on round metal poles.  Before I know it the garden will be in full bloom.

How can I possibly express my thanksgiving for so much new life?  As I continue to follow the progress of nest building in my blue spruce just outside my window, I teem with joy.  The pair of turtle doves now pecking in my garden brings peace and the return of the birthing season.

O Lord,
my God,
thank you
for springtime,
the busyness
of robins,
cardinals,
turtle doves,
and ducks
that roam
through our yard,
and for
the ability
to celebrate
your handiwork.

Love, Andrea