Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Dear God,

What can we say about you, Lord?  What words are adequate to describe you?  How can we possibly praise you enough for your love for us?

It is the daily simple things you do, to let us know you are God and we are your children, that wells up thanksgiving within us.  Two days ago just driving to church I saw springtime, the beauty of budding trees, bright sunshine, and flower stems rising from the cold, winter ground.  Yesterday I heard springtime, the birds singing, lifting their voices to the heavens crying out their own thank you.  Although winter is my favorite season, when I saw and heard you, I realized once again you give us a peek of what is to come, new life beckoning from the old.  You do not want us to hold on tight to what is so that we can always be prepared to pick up and move on with you.

Thank you,
Gracious Father,
for speaking
to us,
for calling us forth,
to new life
however it unfolds.
Bless you,
Lord,
bless you,
for gifts
beyond imagination.
Be praised,
my God,
be praised
today and forevermore.

Love, Andrea