gift

Sunday April 22nd, Psalm 4: O Lord you have put gladness in our hearts more than when grain and wine abound. We will both lie down and sleep in peace; for you alone, O LORD, make us lie down in safety. After all the hurrying around in life, we sometimes get to the point where we stop struggling to put out own stamp on life and let God be in charge. It is then we begin to see the riches that have been given to us from the very beginning. It is good to be thankful and live thankfully. All too often we are only thankful only for the frosting in life, not the main course. It is when we realize that God has given us all that we have, when we realize that all of life is a gift from God and that all that we have is given by grace, that we can live with gladness in our hearts. It is not just the frosting; it is the cake, and more often than not, the meat and potatoes, the everyday life where the true blessings lay. It is when we slow down and look around, spend time seeing the sights, looking at the details, nourishing the relationships, that we truly see the hand of God in our lives. Some say it is a gift that comes with age; others say it comes with trauma. God calls you to live it now. May you relish this gift today.