But the cross says these are all
Places where grace is soon to be so amazing
It may be unfulfilled
It may be unrestored
But when anything that's shattered is laid before the Lord
Just watch and see
It will not be unredeemed . . .”
(Selah “Unredeemed”)
On this Monday celebrating the thousand gifts, the truth of God’s re-creating grace tops my list. I love watching how God brings Life and Hope out of the most painful of places.
A few other gifts on my list:
fruit smoothies
warm sun on bare arms
the laughter of children on the playground
little boys imagining sticks into trucks
a dog chasing a ball
washing machines (much easier than hand scrubbing!)
four-part a capella hymns sung with a large congregation
cool early summer morning air
constantly changing colors in the sky at twilight
God’s lavish generosity that keeps pouring on the gifts faster than I can count
a thousand risings full of God's faithful love
