Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Dear God,

Just as fresh snow falls and covers the earth creating a majestic scene, so do you give us a new day with which to make something beautiful.  When we begin our day speaking beauty to our world, we are on our way to something beautiful.

When I pray first thing, expressing my joy and gratitude, I feel my day starting just right.  When I awake with my mind swirling with things to do or I get fixed on an injustice done to me, I fail to start fresh.  I allow my distractions to swerve me off course and sometimes I can't get back on the right path.  By day's end, I see where my day has not been the kind of day it could be.  On the other hand when I begin with you, I find myself walking with you all day finding signs of your living presence, experiencing hope in difficult situations and spreading joy to others.

O God of Hope,
thank you
for the beauty
of each
new day.
Thank you
for drawing us
to you.
Thank you
for invitations
to begin
and end
with you.

Love, Andrea