Monday, January 18, 2021

Dear God,

A stay in the woods in southern Indiana has invited me into a deeper, closer relationship to you.  The picturesque view outside the multiple windows with a variety of winter birds, squirrels, tall trees and miles of hills and valleys calls to me.  "Be quiet, still, listen for me in the silence."  And so I want to, I so want to quiet even the sound of my own heart beating so I can hear your still, small voice.

As I sat reading my devotional books, I listened to St. Paul, "And God has actually given us his Spirit so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us."  (I Cor. 2:12 NLT)  I feel so thrilled to be able to know even the teensiest things of God and are enabled to share them with others.  I am blessed to know you and be known by you.

Today as I look out on the snowy scene, the squirrels vying with birds for corn kernels scattered on the ground, I know you are God and I am yours.

Blessed are you,

Wondrous Creator,

blessed are you.

I give thanks

for rare moments

like these

where I

can just sit

and watch

and listen

and wait.

Blessed are you.

Love, Andrea