A GENEROUS NATURE

How often do you notice the generosity of God shown to us in nature?  Just take this wayside picture from Jersey Island, despite pouring rain, there was beauty all round and in the cobwebs knitted into the heather were seemingly dazzling jewels dripping like diamond necklaces – thrilling if we have eyes to see.  God’s nature is a generous one which can be seen in the multiplicity of acorns, conkers, chestnuts, sweetcorn, wheat, lighting, sensory abilities, herbs, fragrances, music and, of course, people.  Unsurprisingly, the generosity of his nature is unending, not least to us in the grace and mercy we find he gives us. 

BLESSINGS

What do you see as you look around you – blessings or curses?  Is that glass half empty or half full?  Do you recall the old song with the line, ‘Count your blessings name them one by one and it will surprise you what the Lord has done’?  Blessings look like family, peace, flowers, bees, butterflies, people, food, freedom, life, breath, health and of course those wonderful fresh tomatoes – we all have many of these and some have all of them.  We start with nothing and then God just keeps pressing blessings into lives.