monday thanks
There are days that I do not really feel like doing anything. Days I would rather lie back in a nice chair on the deck. The sun washing over me. Sitting beneath trees that seem to get redder everyday.
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Days when I want to wrap myself in a blanket and watch the steam rise from a hot cup of coffee.
Days when I am thankful to simply be.
“Be still, and know
that I am God.”
Still. Reflective. Silent. Present. Simply alive. Aware that in this moment God is drawing me deeper into a sense of him; his glory, his beauty, himself.
Every day.
Every moment.
Every hour feeling that I am not alone.
Others join me on this journey; this pilgrimage through our fractured creation. Walking with me, behind me, in front of me. Others have been here and have found a way. I see their milestones all around me. Creed and confessions in other languages.
Dated speech that still speaks.
There are connections within this body of believers that deny space and time. Connections through which I draw the strength to wait.
Today I continue my journey to a 1000 gifts.
A journey which I am beginning to savour. The temptation is to run ahead. To quickly write down all the things that I can and should be thankful for. But I want to savour the journey, to savour the hand that hands on these blessings. To feel the brush of the saviour as I relish the gift and the giver. A journey I am taking with the Gratitude Community.
11) this moment
12) others have sorrow
13) strength for the moment
14) ancient words of gathered truth
15) collected saints in worship
16) crucible of family and community
17) prayer
18) an abundance of clocks to adjust
19) art
20) beauty
“[G]ifts have no significance in and of themselves. Gifts only have meaning in that they trace the outline of God’s heart.” (Ann Voskamp from A Holy Experience)
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Oh wow! You spoke my heart exactly and in such an eloquent way. Yes, I agree–I don’t want to run ahead–I want to savor the moment of being blessed. Welcome to the Gratitude Community, Chad. We are so glad to have you and hope that we praise God together for a long time to come. Dianne