Simple Gifts Mar 6, 2021

Bless the Lord, O my soul; And forget not all his benefits. Psalm 103:2 One day our family joined hands and bowed heads as usua , intending to bless the Lord and His gifts of food As we did, our youngest daughter-not quite two years old-asked to lead For a protracted moment Her straw colored bangs hung over her rosy cheeks while she stared at our clasped hands In suddenly exuberant voice Loud enough for the entire heavenly host to hear she prayed words she could barely pronounce “Thank You God for … SINGERS Daddy’s singers Brudder’s singers sissy’s singers Mommy’s singers A-men Our teenagers chuckled at her cute at-tempt to say fingers We exchanged satisfied smiles with one another That day Her childlike wonder reminded us of countless gifts we often take for granted Even now as I use my hands to type I realized how precious these fingers are How about you What simple gifts are hiding in plain sight that you don’t want to forget Bless you, Lord, and all your gifts