There's so much sorrow and suffering in the world. Heaven must certainly be bombarded with prayers from broken and shattered hearts every day. What if instead we could blow up the Heavens with praises and thanksgiving for our many blessings. Could this bring a balance into the world that is being inundated with darkness? One can hardly believe the cruelty humans can inflict upon one another. Maybe if we can lift up our voices and thoughts and hearts to God and thank Him for the many splendors He has given us that we take for granted we can bring down His glory to break the darkness with His light and love!
We are surrounded every day with noise: cell phones; computers; televisions; ipods; cars; people; life in general. The noise of our worries and circumstances overwhelm us and we naturally want to escape to more noise. I pray we can stop and listen. Stop and shut our eyes and tune out the man made noise and distractions. Stop and take our thoughts to those beautiful events in our lives, or even to the sounds of God's creation all around us. Can we take time to breathe in the air, or feel the breeze or rain drops on our faces? Can we listen to the magnificence and power of the tides or great winds, the thunder and lightning and realize there's something greater and bigger than us out there. What about the symphony of the trees dancing in the breeze as their leaves rustle and the birds sing their song in harmony?
Isn't the sky so vast and big and full of displays of splendor and majesty? Is not life a great miracle in that we are these incredible machines that function and are so intricate in design? How is it we have the ability to love and laugh, to cry and hunger and feel joy and sorrow?
There is a delight in seeing people holding hands as they stroll past us. The love of an elderly couple walking side by side having shared decades together weathering the storms of life together and holding onto a bond deeper than we can possibly fathom. The love of a mother holding her child and wiping away their tears and the power she has to give the child hope that everything is all better because of her compassion and kisses. There is joy in listening to the laughter of children playing because they have no cares in the world and life is meant for adventures and nothing else matters. The world is theirs to conquer!
There is just so much to be grateful for! Everywhere there is still light and goodness in the world and we must sometimes fight to see it when it feels like the world is falling apart all around us. I think it is tragic when we forget to stop and see the treasures right before our very eyes. Lord, open our eyes to see Your many gifts that we may have hope and find peace even in the midst of our own storms. The sun always shines again if we take time to just soak in its rays of life and find our rejuvenation once again.
Yes, we have much to be thankful for.
We are surrounded every day with noise: cell phones; computers; televisions; ipods; cars; people; life in general. The noise of our worries and circumstances overwhelm us and we naturally want to escape to more noise. I pray we can stop and listen. Stop and shut our eyes and tune out the man made noise and distractions. Stop and take our thoughts to those beautiful events in our lives, or even to the sounds of God's creation all around us. Can we take time to breathe in the air, or feel the breeze or rain drops on our faces? Can we listen to the magnificence and power of the tides or great winds, the thunder and lightning and realize there's something greater and bigger than us out there. What about the symphony of the trees dancing in the breeze as their leaves rustle and the birds sing their song in harmony?
Isn't the sky so vast and big and full of displays of splendor and majesty? Is not life a great miracle in that we are these incredible machines that function and are so intricate in design? How is it we have the ability to love and laugh, to cry and hunger and feel joy and sorrow?
There is a delight in seeing people holding hands as they stroll past us. The love of an elderly couple walking side by side having shared decades together weathering the storms of life together and holding onto a bond deeper than we can possibly fathom. The love of a mother holding her child and wiping away their tears and the power she has to give the child hope that everything is all better because of her compassion and kisses. There is joy in listening to the laughter of children playing because they have no cares in the world and life is meant for adventures and nothing else matters. The world is theirs to conquer! There is just so much to be grateful for! Everywhere there is still light and goodness in the world and we must sometimes fight to see it when it feels like the world is falling apart all around us. I think it is tragic when we forget to stop and see the treasures right before our very eyes. Lord, open our eyes to see Your many gifts that we may have hope and find peace even in the midst of our own storms. The sun always shines again if we take time to just soak in its rays of life and find our rejuvenation once again.
Yes, we have much to be thankful for.
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