Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Dearest God,

You provide tender care every day, 24/7.  And why do you do it?  Because you are a merciful God.  You are compassionate and grace-filled.  As we seek to find you, you reveal yourself every time.  If we do not see you, it is because we are not looking in the right places.  We are not attentive to the spiritual realm deeper than the physical world we see around us.

As I was driven to the hospital for a minor procedure, I was mindful of each person who offered loving care.  My husband, the hospital receptionist, the admission clerk, the nurses that laughed with me when I simply said I had nothing to do today so I thought I would have a colonoscopy, the nurses who prepared me for the procedure, the doctor who stopped by before I was wheeled into the operating room, the OR nurse who prepped me for my anesthesia, the nurses who cared for me in recovery and back in my room and also the nurse who wheeled me to my car.  I realized each hand was your hand, each hand loving and compassionate, each hand holy.

Thank you,
Gracious God,
for your
tender care.
Thank you
for love
that awakens me
in the morning
and puts me
to bed
every night.
Thank you,
O God,
for the relationship
you provide.
Thank you
with all
my heart.

Love, Andrea