GIFTS FOR ALL PEOPLE

this weekend, i brought gifts for each person who went to retreat. a reminder of God's love for us on Valentine's day. what was interesting was the responses i garnered. some people laughed because they didn't understand it. some people were touched by it. others didn't want to open it until they got home so they tucked it away for safekeeping. some sort of left theirs lying around until the last day, when they stuffed it in with the rest of their luggage. and still others unknowingly left theirs behind.

many times, these are the ways we treat God's gifts to us. be they people, time, resources, whatever. sometimes, we cruelly scorn the gift because we just don't understand its value. sometimes, we fully appreciate it and are truly thankful. sometimes, we keep the gifts to ourselves. yet other times, we're too concerned about other things, like our responsibilites or having fun, so we don't give it a second thought. and sometimes, we miss the fact that we got a gift altogether.

i pray that as God's children, we will learn to see His goodness in everything that comes our way. starting with the air we breathe.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
~James 1:17~