Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Dear God,

Gratitude...when my heart is full of gratitude, I find myself in a sacred dwelling place with you.  And why not?  Offering gratitude is to place one's self with the one who provides gifts for which to give thanks.

My first thought each morning is of you.  As I lay in my warm bed and breathe in the cool air of your presence, I say thank you for my home, my family, my comfort, my health, and above all my faith.  It is my faith that leads me in my prayers of gratitude.

I am so aware that all good things come from you.  And the bad things?  Well, they come and you help transform them into some kind of good.  A loss can be a gain when I turn to you, cleave unto you and spend time with you sharing my pain.  And what can I do but give thanks?

Holy God,
you are worthy
of all praise.
You give
great gifts
to your children.
Help me
become more
and more grateful
that I
may lift
your name
higher and higher.

Love, Andrea