Of Love and Gratitude

These days gardener's and farmer's souls are a wellspring of gratitude tothe Divine Giver of every good and perfect gift! Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.James 1:17 Like comrades, love and gratitude walk humbly, hand in handAnd weave through heart and soul, joy and contentment’s side effectFor love and gratitude enrich the commonest demandThey open eyes to blessings we would otherwise neglectWhere ups and downs we weather would oft be misunderstoodWithout the transformation wrought/salutations sought by love and gratitude We, all in This together would be less inclined to fretIf love and gratitude would be the pleasure of each heartThen we would be less anxious as we peer toward the YetEquipped with love and gratitude, to do our humble partTo make the most of moments; both the happy and the sadTo take this day the Lord has made; to rejoice and be glad We, without love and gratitude become quite self-consumedAnd pave the way to misery, through jealousy and greedFor without love and gratitude, every pursuit is doomedMuch always wanting more without care for our neighbour’s needThen pray each day that God through His faithful mercy renewedWould transform souls into wellsprings of love and gratitude © Janet Martin There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky;there is one spectacle grander than the sky,that is the interior of the soul.― Victor Hugo in Les Misérables