What you are is God’s gift to you,
what you become is your gift to God.
~Hans Urs von Balthasar
O Lord, whose voice I hear in the winds and my heart,
and whose breath gives life to all the world,
I come before You, one of Your many children, to ask that
You
let me walk in beauty and help me make my eyes
ever ready to behold all the wonders of Creation.
Teach my hands to respect all the things You have made,
and help my ears be sharp to hear Your voice.
Help me also to be wise, so that I may know the things You
have hidden in every flower, leaf, and rock.
Teach me to rely on Your strength, not to fee; superior to others,
but to be able to fight against anything that displeases You.
Help me to be ever ready to come to You with clean hands,
a contrite heart, and straight eyes so when life fades
like a fading sunset my soul can come to You without shame.
~Edited and adapted Native American Prayer
The Lord is good to all; and His tender mercies are over all His works. ~Psalm 145:9 ✝
Thank you, Jesus, for Your tender mercies; thank You that my surgery went well; and thank you that You walked with me every step of the way. I come before You now to praise Your holy name and ask You to bless all those who have been praying for me.
**Image via Pinterest
Beautiful photo and prayer. May we use our gifts to bless others. ❤
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Amen! 🙂
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WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!! SHE’S BACK 🙂 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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She’s back but moving a tad slowly. 🙂 ❤
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Natalie! I praise God that you are back! And you have SO blessed us with this posting! Amazing and beautiful. Blessings to you!
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Thank you, Nico. God is so good. Thank you for your lovely comment. 🙂 ❤
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Natalie so pleased that your surgery went well. And very blessed by this post. Thank you. David
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Thanks, David. 🙂 ❤
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Beautiful, Natalie! Hugs & prayers… ❤ Bette
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Thanks so much, Bette! 🙂 ❤
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So glad you are back, Natalie!! 🙂
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Thanks, Amy. I’m glad to be back. 🙂 ❤
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I’m glad the surgery went well. Now comes the healing and getting that strength back.
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Thanks. Yeppers, the healing is the harder part at least for the patient. Hope all is well with you. 🙂 ❤
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How are you doing? Are you feeling better. How’s therapy going? I’m happy it’s over and hope all is well.
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Fair to middling, Gigi. Therapy’s going okay and they say I’m progressing well. I pray all is well with you. 🙂 ❤
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So lovely! Hope all is well with you, Nat. Take good care and wishing you a speedy recovery. Hugs, love, light, prayers and all things wonderful! 🙂
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Thanks, Shirley. I so appreciate the prayers and lovely comment. 🙂 ❤
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I am so glad to hear that your surgery went well? Is the pain related to recovering very bad? I am praying for you.
Hugs and Blessings,
Theresa
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Well, Theresa, if you asked my that right now I’d say yes, but in reality and over all, the pain hasn’t been all that bad. Hugs and blessings to you as well. 🙂 ❤
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I’m gonna keep on praying. 🙂
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❤ Natalie, thank you for sharing your good news with us in such a beautiful way.
Healing Blessings & hugs ~ Wendy ❀
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You are so welcome. Thank you for the healing blessings and hugs. 🙂 ❤
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A beautiful post. I did so miss our daily scripture reading.
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Thank you, Raewyn. It’s nice to know that my posts were missed. I pray that all is well with you. 🙂 ❤
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