Natural Beauty

When life is quickly shifting beneath our feet, your greatest calling is to focus your eyes on the Lord -- watching for His brilliance in the natural beauty of the world around you and listening for His voice as He simply speaks your name. He knows your heart, He knows your fears, and He knows what brings you calm. As we anticipate a Thanksgiving that likely is not what we had planned, hear these words from The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence:

The most holy and necessary practice in our spiritual life is the presence of God. That means finding constant pleasure in His divine company, speaking humbly and lovingly with Him in all seasons, at every moment, without limiting the conversation in any way. This is especially important in times of temptation, sorrow, separation from God, and even in times of unfaithfulness and sin.

We must try to converse with God in little ways while we do our work; not in memorized prayer, not trying to recite previously formed thoughts, Rather, we should purely and simply reveal our hearts as the words come to us.

May you be blessed this week with moments when you discover God's presence in surprising, ordinary, remarkable ways.

May God's good presence surround you this week,

Jennie