Saturday, October 2, 2021
God’s Golden Carpet
Rolled Out
For
…
The Guest of Honour:
Trepidation of Winter’s Deep Freeze
or
Hearts Inspired to Gratitude
Proverbs 15:13
A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
Philemon 1:7
I have indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.
Words of Grace For Today
We know that good health is boosted by a good disposition and an attitude of gratitude, as is ill-health mitigated and recovery from ill-health aided by a robust spirit of gratefulness.
These are benefits to the individual who embraces God’s promises, summarized by Julian of Norwich as “All shall be well, all shall be well, all manner of things shall be well.”
These benefits multiple when one who sees God’s creation with such confident gratitude also sees others benefiting from embracing God’s promises morning, noon, and night, and can give thanks for those who inspire this assurance.
To know with all one’s heart, mind and spirit that, despite our great sinfulness and destruction we bring on each other, ourselves and the creation that supports our ability to live, that God will bring blessings to us each day, and produce saints out of us wretched, most wretched, most woeful, wretched sinners. To trust that other sinners, as well as ourselves, will be able to bring God’s grace to bear on such profound brokenness of heart, spirit, and world, is to live by Grace.
Why would we choose to live any other way?
Why would we choose to follow any other promise, especially the empty promises of corrupt leaders, fake news makers and spreaders, and other agents of the Great Deceiver?
Why would we seek solace in revenge or further destruction, or satisfaction at other’s misfortunes?
Why?
As the leaves carpet the woods and meadows, the nights reach below zero clearing out the remaining wasps and other flying bugs, and as the days are shorter, fresher, more invigorating (motivating one to prepare for the deep cold that’s coming) …
How can we live except by Grace?
Breathe. Breathe deeply. Breathe deeply of God’s goodness all around.