Sacred Sunday

There are days that are made beautiful, not by my love for the cleansing rain or the glimmers of sunshine that soak through my skin, wakening me to the promise of newness...but by the surrounding of God's grace through lovely outreaches of gratitude and expressions of sincerity. I am very observant these days of all the ways He reaches in my heart and stills my spirit so that I might recognize and appreciate all that is born of friendship...both new and old...sweet sentiments through the mail and thoughtful words by phone...all I'm certain, sent on the wings of angels to teach me more about myself through two little words...thank you. These words are humbling to me...I want the warmness in my heart to surface as a smile and say "You are welcome...", but instead it surfaces as rosy cheeks in a blush that makes me feel vulnerable that I have opened up to another and been received most graciously...am I worthy of such appreciation? Surely I am delighted by its presence, but these words alone are such a gift that I stumble over them not nearly as graciously as I would like...why is that? I hear these words throughout my day and think of the trivial things they are applied to and then when I hear or see them through the special effort of deliverance I am halted in my tracks suddenly dumbfounded, but my heart is filled with the sincerest appreciation of my own because of it. I in turn wonder if I am lacking the grace of expression in those gifts I receive from God...when he nudges me with His sweet spirit, do I stand dumbfounded...not knowing how to react? When I am graced by His gifts do I harvest their meaning and share with others the beauty of recognizing what He has layed before me? How might I be more graceful in pointing out the abundance of His love...through friends...kindness...and the swelling of my own heart. Truly, most days are sweetened by His touch...I pray that I might not fumble with His grace and let words so precious sit unspoken upon my tongue....thank you and you are welcome...

Father, I pray with a joyous and grateful heart of all things you deliver unto my path....for the blessings of friendships and the gift of words..."thank you". I pray that I might receive them in the grace in which they were delivered and offer them up to you Lord. Amen