Prayers and Thoughts

for Reflection

Lenton Devotional

2008

February 13

Beauty is God’s handwriting.

Charles Kingsley

Oh God, we thank thee for the world in which thou hast placed us, for the universe whose vastness is revealed in the blue depths of the sky, whose immensities are lit by shining stars beyond the strength of mind to follow.  We thank thee for every sacrament of beauty; for the sweetness of flowers, the solemnity of the stars; the sound of streams and swelling seas; for far-reaching lands and mighty mountains which rest and satisfy the soul, the purity of dawn which calls to holy dedication, the peace of evening which speaks of everlasting rest.

William E. Orchard

The beauty of the sunbeam lies partly in the fact that God does not keep it, he gives it away for us all.

David Swing

You alone are the Lord.  You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them.  You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

Nehemiah 9:6

Dear Lord, Thank you for the promise of Your word.  Thank you for the everyday gifts I so often take for granted. Remind me to open my eyes and ears to see and hear your divine touch in all things around me.  Help me to notice something new each and every day. Amen.