Thursday, April 27, 2017

Dear God,

Joy fills us when we express gratitude.  When we are grateful for spring flowers blooming, compassion offered in times of sorrow, and insights coming in perplexing situations, appreciation begins to fill us and joy is a natural outflow.  The two, gratitude and joy, go hand in hand.

Whenever we feel low, depressed, or blue, we can always find something to be grateful for like faith, courage, a smiling child, a warm bed, a gesture of kindness and all these can take us to the well of joy.  Our conversion from sadness to joy is a divine gift, one that rises up from your hand.

How many times have we dwelled in darkness only to find the light there with us?  Every time joy warms us from the inside out.  We realize the darkness does not have to hold us captive because light is there to radiate within us.  When we feel ourselves grateful, joy has a chance to change us.  Such transformative moments take us right back to you and we are grateful!

Blessed God,
thank you
for all
your gifts.
Thank you
for touching
our lives
and making us whole.
Thank you
for gratitude
that leads us
to joy
and joy
that leads us
to you.

Love, Andrea