“Mature prayer always breaks into gratitude.” Richard Rohr
That settles in well this morning. It is easy for prayer to be based on needs and desires, most typically MY needs and desires. But rationale thinking, when that occurs, recognizes that all in life is a gift. That is worth saying again – rational thinking, when that occurs, recognizes that all in life is a gift. Somehow, that sends me to the hymnal to a song that somehow seems appropriate for Christmas:
My life flows on in endless song;
Above earth’s lamentation,
I hear the sweet, tho’ far-off hymn
That hails a new creation;
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear the music ringing;
It finds an echo in my soul—
How can I keep from singing?
Indeed! How can I keep from singing, and why would I?
It occurs to me... 