Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Dear God,

Today I am preparing to can fruits and vegetables tomorrow.  I will hold purple beets, red strawberries and lush peaches in my hands.  I will think of you who created the seeds and the farmers who planted and tended to them.  I will breathe in and out prayers of thanksgiving.  I will express my gratitude.

Without you none of this is possible.  There would be no food from gardens and farms.  They simply would not exist.  And farmers, co-partners in creation, the same, someone has to take what you offer and plant, water and harvest them.  You all bless and inspire the rest of us who simply cook, eat and enjoy.

Thank you,

Blessed God,

for all

your many gifts.

Tomorrow I

will revel

in my work

because I

will handle

sacred things.

I will 

remember you 

and all

who provide them.

Love, Andrea