Thursday, March 21, 2019

Dear God,

Thank you for the new spring day, the season of spring, the time of new birth and new beginnings.  I love the fact that spring is right smack dab in the middle of Lent.  What a promise of hope!

The birds have been singing for weeks, spreading the news of springtime.  They are already building their nests, searching for that which will hold their new babies while they feed and nurture them.  As they sit on my window sills, they stare at me as if to tell me something like, "Are you ready?  Don't you know?  New opportunities are coming!"  It seems as if they know something I don't know and they want me to pay attention.

I pray for new discernment, Lord; I need discernment because I need to pay attention to you and your will for my life.  I need this spring for greater possibilities.  I need you!

Gracious God,
how good
it is
for spring
to be
springing forth!
How good
it is
to have
new beginnings.
How good
it is
for faith
to have
another chance.

Love, Andrea