16 December 2007
In all things give thanks...
12/21/07 07:35 AM
In keeping with the
theme of thanks - giving... A preacher recently
reminded us to "Appreciate everything! Appreciating
every small thing around you will help you be more
and more connected to and in awe of
God."
When I walk in the nearby woods, it helps all my senses to be more alert if I attempt to describe my surroundings in the best descriptive words I can, like:
"A cool sun presses through the dull, barren winter trees... their fallen leaves softening my footsteps as I walk in the woods on this crisp, invigorating Thursday morning. My thoughts flow freely as my heart pumps with life. This morning I am thinking about breath..."
Mankind's first touch from God was His large hands - forming our body out of dirt. Next - His kiss as He made alive with His breathe or Spirit. (The two are interchangeable throughout scripture). A friend recently visited with a mother grieving the recent passing of her pregnant daughter - 2 generations gone in one moment! This mother shared her perspective: When we breathe out our last breath, Jesus meets us, face to face, and we breathe it back into Him - our first contact with Glory is, again, His kiss! Poetic or real? Beautiful, either way!
For God is sheer beauty,
all generous in love,
loyal always and ever.
~ Psalm 100: 5 [The Message]
I asked Jesus where He was as I walked...He said, "Right in front of you - breathe me in!"
As the holiday pace accelerates.... don't forget to BREATHE!!!
Recommended reading: Breathe by Keri Wyatt Kent
When I walk in the nearby woods, it helps all my senses to be more alert if I attempt to describe my surroundings in the best descriptive words I can, like:
"A cool sun presses through the dull, barren winter trees... their fallen leaves softening my footsteps as I walk in the woods on this crisp, invigorating Thursday morning. My thoughts flow freely as my heart pumps with life. This morning I am thinking about breath..."
Mankind's first touch from God was His large hands - forming our body out of dirt. Next - His kiss as He made alive with His breathe or Spirit. (The two are interchangeable throughout scripture). A friend recently visited with a mother grieving the recent passing of her pregnant daughter - 2 generations gone in one moment! This mother shared her perspective: When we breathe out our last breath, Jesus meets us, face to face, and we breathe it back into Him - our first contact with Glory is, again, His kiss! Poetic or real? Beautiful, either way!
For God is sheer beauty,
all generous in love,
loyal always and ever.
~ Psalm 100: 5 [The Message]
I asked Jesus where He was as I walked...He said, "Right in front of you - breathe me in!"
As the holiday pace accelerates.... don't forget to BREATHE!!!
Recommended reading: Breathe by Keri Wyatt Kent
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