Posted by Dena on July 11, 2004, at 9:26:15
Good Morning, my Lord and my God...
Thank You for awakening me this morning, for the gift of a new, never-before-witnessed day, spread before me like a feast to be partaken of.
Thank You for the light that bathes the world around me, banishing the darkness, infusing the earth with warmth.
Thank You for the beauty of nature all around me, each of Your creatures busily attending to their purposes, as You designed them to. Each tree, each flower petal, each blade of grass as masterpiece of Your creativity, all silouetted against the perfect azure sky.
Thank You for the delightful anticipation of all that this day holds in promise ... endless opportunities for joy, for sharing, for learning, for celebrating. This day is fully bursting at the seams with possibility!
And I can reach out and take all of it, for You offer it to me, as if I were the only one on the face of Your planet.
Will I open my eyes to see the beauty? Will I open my heart to receive Your gifts? Will I open my life to the moving of Your Spirit within me?
Or will I choose instead to see only the pain, the struggle, the difficult circumstances that lie in wait? Will I choose to shut down my receptors, will I be stingy with what I allow to come into my life? Will I turn my back on Your gifts, preferring to wallow in my self-imposed misery?
I see that I have a choice. I see that You have already provided all that I require for an abundant, joy-saturated, purpose-driven life. A life far beyond my wildest dreams, far more meaningful than I can wrap my finite mind around. If I am to avail myself of all You've provided, I must let go of my self-limited concepts of who You are, and what You've done for me. I must seek You with my whole heart, my whole mind, my whole soul. I must be willing to meet You on Your terms, in Your way, in Your timing, rather than my own. I must look for You with great expectancy, and allow You to show up in unexpected ways. If I seek You in this way, I shall find You. And I will never be the same.
Shalom, Dena
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