it is monday again
a day for remembering
the gifts i have
when i choose to see
gifts from the gift giver
given to me
and always free
740 Safari band-aids
741 tummy sleeping for the first time in months
742 ice cold wraps after hard work
743 holding my arms up as i lift my heart to the Lord
744 being back with the family God has placed me in
745 seeing the baby birdy who made it through the heat
746 summer flowers
747 perfect peach cobbler made by a sister
748 fireworks that make me ooh and aah like a child as they dance in the night sky
749 watching a bear caught up in creating
750 hearing the joy in my baby's voice
751 a brother of the collar visiting on a Sunday
752 kind words from a stranger
753 summer rain as i wake from a dream
754 a hand made present from another's granddaughter
755 kneeling in the presence of my father
756 being on the other side of a very hard thing
757 giggling with my sister on the phone
758 words from a brother that share a truth i keep needing ~
Wherever we bury Jesus, he comes back to life. We can bury him in the Bible or in stained glass windows, in creeds and formulas and the heritage of our own tradition, in movies and plays and music, in our past. We can even bury him in bread and wine. And each time from each place he rises from the dead. He sheds the words and images and walks right on out into the world.
–Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE
Remember to visit Ann & friends to see their Multitudes on Mondays.
A lovely long list and photos of God's gracious floral gifts too.
ReplyDeleteOh I love all of these! Especially the safari band-aids (fun!) and tummy sleeping...haven't been able to do that since last May and that is primarily how I used to sleep. Soon, soon... <3
ReplyDeleteOh and #749? I want to know the story behind that... :)
Deleteha ha. That is my hubby's nickname. He was working on a project.
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