...that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. ~ Ephesians 3:17-19 ESV
That renewing of my mind discipline took me straight to the cross this stormy morning - the place where Love spoke and suffered and spilled out in unimaginable, impossible-to-comprehend measure...
To be a man was something, to be a man of sorrows was far more; to bleed, and die, and suffer, these were much for him who was the Son of God; but to suffer such unparalleled agony-to endure a death of shame and desertion by his Father, this is a depth of condescending love which the most inspired mind must utterly fail to fathom. Herein is love! and truly it is love that "passeth knowledge." O let this love fill our hearts with adoring gratitude... ~ Charles Spurgeon
....and with my gratitude journal open, I continue the counting
...Amazing Love
...abundant mercy and grace
...safe travels
...overflowing daily provisions
...a sweet trip down memory lane
...contagious laughter
...patient and forgiving editors
...praying and loving and encouraging friends
...a warm and comfortable and dry house on a wet and stormy morning
...candlelight
...moonlight
...sunlight
...birdsong
...medicine
...extravagant grace gifts
...strength and rest for weariness
...fresh flowers for the kitchen counter
...grandchildren and t-ball
...a daughter who humbles me
...sons who make me proud
If my adoration matched His love, my list would never end.
Would you and your love-filled heart join in the listing? The counting? The adoration?
...Amazing Love
...abundant mercy and grace
...safe travels
...overflowing daily provisions
...a sweet trip down memory lane
...contagious laughter
...patient and forgiving editors
...praying and loving and encouraging friends
...a warm and comfortable and dry house on a wet and stormy morning
...candlelight
...moonlight
...sunlight
...birdsong
...medicine
...extravagant grace gifts
...strength and rest for weariness
...fresh flowers for the kitchen counter
...grandchildren and t-ball
...a daughter who humbles me
...sons who make me proud
If my adoration matched His love, my list would never end.
Would you and your love-filled heart join in the listing? The counting? The adoration?
9 comments:
Beautiful post Patricia! I love trips down memory lane. And laughter. And candlelight. A warm home is on my list this week too! :)
Visiting from Ann's blog - I really enjoyed your thankfuls, especially God's abundant mercy & grace.
Beautiful, sweet friend ~
contagious laughter..I like to think He created laughter that way on purpose!
So beautiful! God has given us so much to be thankful for in our lives, and we sometimes forget that HE is the one who has given us ALL things!
I just let out a big sigh after reading your comments and your list of gratitudes! It was a good sigh --- one that is trying to take in all that you said here. To think, He gave His all so that we might have all things! Thank you so much for the reminders of His grace. It's so easy to get caught up in all the busy-ness life and miss the "all things" part of it! It was a real blessing to me to have been here tonight!
One on my list this morning... a rainbow at my feeder... bright male cardinal, yellow male finch decked out in mating finery and deep blue male bluebird and jay... all at the same time.
You are a continual blessing Pat, thank you for this beautiful post!
Here it is, I’m here from Ann’s – it’s Sunday morning and I’m still reading thank you lists. Seems the more thanks I read – the more thankful I get.
And I always pick a favorite from the list, today my favorite from yours was, ...grandchildren and t-ball ( because it reminds me of the time I was coaching t-ball and had a kid standing on third base as the ball was hit – and everybody shouted to him Go HOME GO HOME – and he just cried – we found out it was because he thought we all wanted him to leave) {smile}
Thank you for this, and God Bless and keep you and your family
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