Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Dear God,

Early this morning as I drove to the next town over, I watched as the sun rose bathing the open fields.  I couldn't help but smile, giving thanks for the beauty all around me.

If we were to take 24 hours to really see what is taking place all around us, we could see your magnificence, your exquisite display of creation, the movement of school children, people meeting up with each other over coffee, the bark of playful animals, and so much more.  Every day we miss special happenings.  Sunrises and sunsets alone could lift the spirit and give us cause for awe and wonder.

When we sit in our homes, complain about our situations and do nothing to help ourselves or others, we will always miss what you are doing in the world.  We will especially miss the joy and beauty these things bring.  But today is a new day, fresh from your hands.

Thank you,

Loving God,

for the gifts

of your world.

Thank you

for tending to

our souls

even when

we don't notice.

Forgive us

for not

looking up

and out.

Open our eyes

to your

majestic ways.

Love, Andrea