As I was walking through the church sanctuary this morning, I was admiring the beauty of the wildflowers and agave plants on the hill behind the church. And birds were among the flowers, coming to the fountain for an early morning drink. There were mockingbirds and pheobes, Carolina chickadees and cardinals. And sitting on a tall stem of grass among the field of bluebonnets were two lesser goldfinches with their bright yellow chests.And in that moment, my heart just welled up with a sense of thanksgiving. I was thankful for the beauty of God's creation. I was thankful for the Divine creativity. I was thankful for the Divine power and foresight that made these things possible - wildflowers of blue and yellow and red; the green of the grass; the song of the birds; the brightness of the avian colors. I was thankful.
And I realized that with this thankfulness came a sense of peace. There is a wholeness of spirit that is available to us when we are thankful for in our thanksgiving we are humble before the greater powers of God. "If God will so clothe the grass of the field that is here today and gone and tomorrow, will he not much more clothe you? O you of little faith!" (Matthew 6:30)
I pray that wholeness of spirit and that profound sense of thanksgiving will be yours today!
