Today, I realized just how blessed I am to truly be able to see God's creation... While at work today, a father came in with his young teen aged son. However, this young teenager was not like most his age. for as he walked around, he kept his arm tucked tightly around his father's -- this young man could not see. He could not see the beauty of this day; the bright blue skies, the flowers beginning to bloom in all their glorious hues...the birds as they flew from budding tree to tree. From that moment early this morning until this one, I cannot get this young man out of my mind. how he held his daddy's arm, how he trusted his every step, and just how his face smiled and glowed with happiness and contentment even through his dark world.
That precious boy reminded me today in a very tangible way, that though I have been blessed to see the beauty all around me, I pray that I never, ever take it -- and above all -- the Creator who lavished it upon us, for granted. And, I pray that my heart shines with joy from within even in the darkest of moments.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Our hope of glory...
Essex, CT
Father God, I have so many hopes and dreams that cannot be fulfilled in this hollow life. I have hope of seeing loved ones who have died and hope of life without suffering and sorrow. It is Christ who first rose from the dead, and because He did, He is my hope of glory in this life and in the next. When I am most inclined to despair, I reflect and remember that You have poured out Your love for me on Calvary, and I respond with hope and gratitude. Amen
"Christ in you, the hope of glory." ~ Col. 1:27
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