Joel 2:23 Be glad, people
of Zion,
rejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
because he is faithful.
He sends you abundant showers,
both autumn and spring rains, as before.
We received a thank you note in
the shape of a heart which contained tiny seeds. If we plant the heart seeds in
good soil, with full sunlight and plenty of water they will grow into a bouquet
of flowers.
I wonder if this is perhaps
how we could offer our own thanksgiving to God for the gift of our lives.
‘God, create in me a heart for
thanksgiving, filled with seeds of love for you and my neighbors. Help me to place my heart in good soil,
carefully arranging it to receive the full light of your love. Thank you for the
early rains you send to help the seeds to take deep root, and for the latter
rains, the showers of blessings which bring the seeds to full blossom. Help me to live my life so that the seeds of
faith and love you plant and nurture will spring forth from my heart into a
bouquet of praise for your blessings.’
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