Saturday, January 27, 2024

Dear God,

To some a Christmas tree is just an evergreen with decorations, lights and presents.  We celebrate its beauty along with Christmas dinner, family and gift-giving.  After December 25 it is simply an object to be removed and dragged to the curb.  But for me, it is much, much more.

While still standing brightly in my living room, it is a sign of faith and joy for me.  It radiates with life that stretches into eternity.  It speaks a powerful, profound message of hope.  Every single day, ever since it was selected and purchased on December 12, it offers the sweet, living scent of pine.  As I sit in my devotional chair squeezed between the tree and the window, I whisper thanksgiving for the daily gift of your love and peace.

Although some would say a tree is simply a tree, you say it is yet another gift of life given on an ordinary day with extraordinary treasures.  Today I am feeling it, really feeling it.

Holy are you,

O God,

and all

your gifts.

What treasure

awaits us

as we

open our eyes

to faith.

Thank you

for your

eternal joy

that comes

each ordinary day.

Yours, Andrea