Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Dear God,

I am struck by the beauty just outside my kitchen window.  The sun is shining on a small strip of the grass while the rest of the landscape is in shadow.  I look upon it and see the majesty of your living presence in our world.

So much of life is lived in light and shadow.  We always yearn for the light but it is the shadow that really speaks to us, nudges us toward growth and asks us important questions.  It is really in the shadow where we learn.  Oh yes, we want the light but the shadow gives us greater gifts.

Teach us

not to 

be afraid

of the shadow,

O Father.

We cling

to the light

but rarely celebrate

the beauty 

it offers.

But the shadow,

it demands

our attention.

Help us

be grateful

for both.

Yours, Andrea