Tuesday, 28 November 2006

• Thanksgivings

  I’m thankful for the gloaming,

  old hymns in minor keys,

  Reuben sandwiches and Subaru engines.

   

  For reoccurring forgiveness for besetting sins;

  wood heat,

  Bach’s Passacaglia and lavender. 

   

  For long-distance phone calls,

  library cards,

  BBC films

  and another leaf in our expanding table. 

   

  I’m grateful for a grandson and a stack of books,

  for garlic sizzling in olive oil,

  for book-lined walls and long car drives.

   

  French Onion soup,

  Sunday dinners,

  George Herbert’s poetry,

  Two Buck Chuck Cabernet Sauvignon,

  toddler laughter and uninterrupted sleep.

   

  Truth, beauty and goodness,

  goodness and mercy,

  mercy and grace.   

   

  I’m grateful for Google,

  down comforters and

  freedom from debt.

   

  I praise God for reconciliation,

  Vaughn Williams and psalms from the Vulgate;

   

  For manly hugs and kisses,

  Hand-knit socks,

  alliteration and Carl Larsson.

   

  Declared righteousness,

  promises kept and

  Exodus.

   

  Extended family, the piano, lingering meals,

  Scented candles, speech, and memories.

   

  Weddings, daughters-in-law,

  the researching, thinking and writing of David McCullough,

  extra sharp cheddar cheese, and Amazon.com boxes.

   

  Pesto, bubble wrap, smiles that light up the whole face,

  Asparagus, chai, and good drinking water.

   

  Daughters who care for their elderly mothers,

  Sons-in-laws who do the same;

   

  I’m thankful for the death of death, for mingled tears,

  For temporary sighs and sorrow and the hope of the future.

   

  Cobb salad, Athanasius, whole wheat toast.

  Independent sons, reading evenings, growing families.

   

  I give thanks for 100% cotton, loving rebukes,

  Laughter in the morning and southern windows.

   

  For nostrils, fingernails and belly buttons,

  For DSL, clematis, and airplane travel,

  Different cultures and customs, and the fun exploration of such,

  Enduring friendships.

   

  I'm thankful for home.

   

  “Oh give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good.  His mercy endures forever.”

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