A Short Gratitude List

It is a quiet eventide
when the hardened snow
got melted by the heavy rainfall
and everyone in town
sits next to the fire
or heaters inside their homes.

Been so amazed lately
over God's wonderful gifts
in my humble, ordinary life.
The gift of my wife Marl
The gift of many years
of intellectual and spiritual formation
The gift of travel and many people
who became my teachers
in the art of living.

Just went to a meeting online today
and as I listened to the sharing
my heart was overwhelmed
by lofty feelings of thankfulness
for this new lease in life
a great and promising life
in the very center of human history
a celebration of the giftedness
of each and every moment
so tinged with sacred imprints
in the spectrum of faith, love and life!

Breathing deeply
not with a sigh
but of deep awareness
how life gets better
and emerges more beautiful
each day, just because
I have chosen to believe
I have decided to love
I have paused and prayed
to sing my thanks and praise
to God, the giver of all good gifts!