Monday, August 27, 2018

Dear God,

Who can deny your existence when the sun rises in the morning only to be replaced by a magnificent moon at night?  When I hear the sound of a baby's first cry, a birdsong first thing in the morning and the tune of Amazing Grace, I can only well up with praise and thanksgiving.

All around us day in and day out there are signs and symbols of your holy presence.  Even when I draw in a fresh breath, I know who placed the oxygen in the air.  Although the growing season is coming close to an end, I am still in awe how tiny seeds in the springtime can germinate, grow and provide the most luscious of fruit and vegetables all summer and fall long.  I smile and breathe a prayer of gratitude when I bite into a newly-plucked yellow peach and the juice spills down my chin.  How blessed are we!

Holy and Eternal God,
blessed are you
for all
your gifts
but most
of all,
for your
loving, living presence.
If we
sang alleluias
from now
to the end
of time,
we could never
thank you enough.
Alleluia!  Alleluia!  Alleluia!

Love always, Andrea