Missy is listing a thousand gifts. The idea came from a blog I have not read before called Holy Experience. Here's a quote from her post on what happened when she began noting the daily moments and seeing them as gifts from God:
I am seeing things I have never seen before, atuned and aware of this constant, endless stream of gifts from His hand. I am one waking from slumber....from the stupor of indifference and ignorance. I have sight, fresh and keen---the world is new and full of His gifts.
Too often I miss Him, oblivious, blind. I don't see all the good things that He is giving me, gracing me with, brushing my life with. True, He is everywhere, always. But maybe, before The Gift List, I thought of Him as further off, not so close. When I started to see all the things that I love bestowed upon me, I started to see Him as near, present, everywhere, showering me with good things. Seeing the things I love all around me gives me eyes to see that I am loved, that He loves me.
It is happening to me as John Milton wrote: "Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world."
Everyday epiphanies everywhere, indeed: gifts....Grace.
The truth is that I love my life, and I am grateful for it. But in the moment, I can forget just what a gift it is, how badly I wanted and how I waited for this season. So, a list of a thousand gifts seems like a good idea. Care to join me?
2 comments:
I did something similar, a few years ago, based on the song, "A Thousand Beautiful Things." The goal was to list 1000 beautiful things.
Yea! I am glad you are joining me!
Isn't Ann amazing? She is one of my gifts.
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