Category: Gratitude

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3/21/2015

No one can enjoy

The supper you make

You disguise envy as appreciation

But the acidity eats gratitude

Your humor hides your bitterness

But the taste it leaves is foul

Try a new recipe

With ingredients of your own

Not mine, or hers

But gifts from On High

True gratitude’s aroma

Rises up

Calls us to feast

Salty tears add the zest

Sweet sincerity makes the flavor

True joy permeates the dish

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A Psalm of Praise to God With Me

3/4/2015

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by Donna Campbell

I wallowed in poverty. I struggled in scarcity.

I closed my eyes and I cried out, “Give me more!”

But instead, You took my hand, opened my eyes,

and taught me the difference between need and want.

Flames devoured my belongings. Fire revealed my hardship.

I closed my eyes and I cried out, “Take me out of this suffering!”

But instead, You took my hand, opened my eyes,

and walked beside me.

Illness ate away at me until no strength remained.

I closed my eyes and I cried out, “Take away this sickness and make me strong!”

But instead, You took my hand, opened my eyes,

and gave me your strength.

I was desolate. I thought I was abandoned.

I closed my eyes and I cried out, “Take me out of this isolation!”

But instead, You took my hand, opened my eyes,

and revealed yourself to me in manifold ways.

You are with me through

the suffering,

the joy,

the poverty,

the plenty

the taking,

the giving,

the pain,

and the comfort.

You taught me to depend on You through my dependence.

You don’t take me out of the fire

You are my God through it.

You don’t make me rich

You are my God through my deficiency.

You are constant.

I am yours always.

You hold me in your hand always

And nothing can take me away.

You will never relinquish me.

You are always with me,

Emmanuel.

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A PSALM OF PRAISE OF GRATITUDE

1/29/2015

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By Robert Gordon

Father God in the highest of the heavens holy is your name, and holy you are here we are on this earth as daughters and sons of God. You put all things in their place, all the things you've made, were made through Christ my Savior. And all things hold together by the word of his power.

As I reflect on your goodness, on your mercy, on your love, on your grace, I feel indebted to you for the rest of my life because of how good you are to us. For everything that you have already done for us we should be eternally grateful but you don't stop there and you continue to work and to mold us, and to bless us, and to love us, and to grow us to be more and more like your Son. You also give your Spirit without measure, you give good gifts to your children all of the time, you lavish us with your love through your Holy Spirit.

Who are we to deserve such mercy and grace from the all-powerful God and Creator of the world? Who are we to deserve such attention in our finiteness? Who are we to deserve such a sacrifice to be made by your Son on the cross who took our shame and took our sin and paid the price for all of those who confess him as their Lord and Savior? Who are we to petition things from you who has already given everything, including his one and only son already, who are we to ask for anymore? But only a God as good as our Father who continues to hear our prayers and to take our requests. But one thing we do is to make sure that we give you praise, and adoration, and honor, and glory that is due to your holy name Father God we lift up our hands and we close our eyes and we lift up our souls to you God because you are good. You are more than good, you are great. And you are more than great you are superbly awesome God. And we love you. Amen.

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