Thursday, July 15, 2021

Dearest God,

You give us love for one another.  You make that love grow.  You give us a longing to share our lives in families and communities of friends.  You are the author and creator of love.  You first loved us so we could see how we could love one another.

I share that because my granddaughter flew to Maine to spend time with us.  She also brought her daughter, our great granddaughter as well.  The moment I lay eyes on them, I ran to Gabrielle, my grandchild and threw my arms around her.  "Gabrielle, Gabrielle, Gabrielle," I cried out.  Little Emmersyn was in her car seat and I went to her as well.

When Gabrielle's mother was in the hospital right after giving birth, she began to bleed out.  When the midwife worked to help my daughter, I sang to this new baby crying at the top of her lungs.  "I put my pinkie finger in her mouth to suck while I sang, 

    "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine; 

    you make me happy when skies are gray.  

    You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.  

    Please don't take my sunshine away."

My heart swelled greatly that day and every day since.  That kind of rich love only comes from you, Holy and Living God, only from you.

Blessed are you,

Great God of Love.

Creator of All That is God,

thank you

for the gift

of my granddaughter

and her daughter.

Thank you

for blessing us

with love

that not 

only lasts

but keeps on giving.

Love, Andrea