Helen Steiner Rice - Little Daily Graces: A Celebration of Thankfulness

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All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. You feed them from the abundance of your own house, letting them drink from your river of delights. P SALM 36:78 NLT Abundance is a word most often used in regard to riches and possessions. But true abundance comes when we realize we are rich in those things that really matter. The love of family and friends. The physical beauty of the world around us.

And most wonderful of all, the access we have been given to God Almighty, the Creator of all things and our heavenly Father. He allows us to know Him, live in relationship with Him, offer our prayers to Him, and learn from Him. We can rely on His rock-solid promises, and even call ourselves His children because Jesus has opened the door for us and called us His brothers and sisters. We need not fear, for He watches over us. We lack nothing because He is our Provider.

Thank You, God, for everything the big things and the small For every good gift comes from God, the Giver of them all, And all too often we accept without any thanks or praise The gifts God sends as blessings each day in many ways. Thank You, God, for everything the big things and the small For every good gift comes from God, the Giver of them all, And all too often we accept without any thanks or praise The gifts God sends as blessings each day in many ways.

And so at this time we offer up a prayer To thank You, God, for giving us a lot more than our share. First, thank You for the little things that often come our way The things we take for granted but dont metion when we pray, The unexpected courtesy, the thoughtful, kindly deed, A hand reached out to help us in the time of sudden need. Oh make us more aware, dear God, of little daily graces That come to us with sweet surprise from never-dreamed-of places. Then thank You for the miracles we are much too blind to see, And give us new awareness of our many gifts from Thee. And help us to remember that the key to life and living Is to make each prayer a prayer of thanks and each day a day of thanksgiving.

Gods Word says we are unlike any of His other creations, for He created us in His own image. Gods Word says we are unlike any of His other creations, for He created us in His own image.

We are able to know Him and see things as He sees them, hear things as He hears them. We are aware of the abundant beauty around us. We see His hand in the blossoming of a flower, the rippling of a stream, the innocence of a child. We are able to comprehend the abundance of His goodness and His love for us. Yes, we are like Him. We are able to appreciate all He has done for us and with thankful hearts offer up our praises.

Even in times of difficulty, He covers us with His hand and soothes us with His abundant comfort and consolation. Thank You, heavenly Father, for creating us with an awareness of Your abundant blessings.

More than hearts can imagine or minds comprehend, Gods bountiful gifts are ours without end. We ask for a cupful when the vast sea is ours, We pick a small rosebud from a garden of flowers, We reach for a sunbeam but the sun still abides, We draw one short breath but theres air on all sides Whatever we ask for falls short of Gods giving, For His greatness exceeds every facet of living And always Gods ready and eager and willing To pour out His mercy, completely fulfilling All of mans needs for peace, joy, and rest, For God gives His children whatever is best. Just give Him a chance to open His treasures, And Hell fill your life with unfathomable pleasures Pleasures that never grow worn out and faded And leave us depleted, disillusioned, and jaded For God has a storehouse just filled to the brim With all that man needs, if well only ask Him. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing. E ZEKIEL 34:26 Not only does God promise to bless us, He says that His blessings will pour down on us and all around us. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.