– Scripture:
Why I am Thankful
Shapely and graceful your sandaled feet, and queenly your movement. Your limbs are lithe and elegant, the work of a master artist. Your body is a chalice, wine-filled. Your skin is silken and tawny like a field of wheat touched by the breeze. Your breasts are like fawns, twins of a gazelle.
Song of Songs 7:1-2 MSG
– Reflection:
I am thankful for my bride, that I am connected to in every day. It has been a blessing to share life with someone who compliments you as you do them. Having a chance to walk with this woman is a gift that I honor daily; GOD has placed this person with me, and she has honored the position he placed on her heart. The best person to ever walk with me down the street, watch a movie with, or just share a laugh, which we do a lot of.
The scripture above, as I read it, looking for a reason to be thankful, was what I felt while reading the Song of Song 7. Without having to say anything, the blessings of GOD are always first in my life and I hope they are yours. But placing my wife in my life is truly a blessing that I honor with the most care.
Where do we go from here?
For me, honoring my wife and our covenant with GOD is why I wrote this prayer devotional today. Every day we wake up together and choose one another. That in itself is beautiful, and I give thanks for that. What are you guys thankful for? I will be writing messages this week on what I am thankful for, and you can all respond in the community about what you are thankful for throughout the week. There will be different reasons for my being grateful, and maybe one of them will strike you in a place to have you guys respond and kickstart this community and the conversation to move us all forward.
Our Prayer for Today
Father, thank you for the courage to write the things you have placed on my heart. I am happy to share all the great things that GOD has shared with me with this community. We should be open books, but there will be those of us who aren’t quite ready to be who you have created them to be. It is my hope that you will bless them as you have me, and that gives me another reason to be grateful. It is an honor to do your work each day. Amen.
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