Monday, July 15, 2013

Was that God?



These words were sent to me:
‘Look back on your day, find those moments when you encountered God and thank him.  In that gratitude, find joy and the reason for being you.’

So, I looked back on the day:

A watery sun breaks through the clouds, early in the morning, after a spell of violent gusting rain.
Was that God?

A friend called to say that she was thinking of me and had prayed for my well-being.
Was that God?

Went shopping and – unusually - got all the items on my list! (And I did not need to open my umbrella on the way home.)
Was that God?

My favourite breakfast cereal is back on the shelves after years (happy, happy surprise).
Was that God?

Sat down with a colleague to complete a task:  it turned out to be a sharing experience at many levels.
Was that God?

Still found time in a busy day for my favourite hobby – crochet.
Was that God?

And even more time to read the next few pages of my current library book.
Was that God?

Tried a new recipe.  It turned out tasty.
Was that God?

Received many uplifting quotes on FB.
Was that God?

Shared a chocolate bar with the elderly woman who sits at the corner of the street.  Her smile was dazzling.
Was that God?

In another time, another place, I came across the words: If you can be grateful for everything - appreciating the good and forgiving the bad - then you are peace with yourself, with God and with man.

The gift of reading – that encounter with the word – is that God?

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