Thursday, November 23, 2023

Dear God,

You filled my soul with gratitude on this Thanksgiving Day!  I awoke remembering your grace in many of my life events.  I shared with my husband your goodness and mercy.

Later standing in my daughter's kitchen with all 16 of us sharing what we were grateful for, I thought of how your hand was upon each one as I thought of a variety of their life stories.  Some have overcome attempts at suicide, deep depression, great loss, gender identity crisis and lost hope.  Yet, we stood there, one by one sharing; together we lifted up our prayers of thanksgiving and praise.

By day's end as night fell and I crawled into bed, a wide smile stretched across my whole face as one last time I breathed my prayers of gratitude and joy.

Loving God,

your mercy

is wide

and deep.

I am

so grateful

for all

you do.

Thank you

for the

countless blessings

of today!

Yours, Andrea