Speak of All His Wonders

"Oh give thanks to the Lord,
call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples.
Sing to Him,
sing praises to Him;
Speak of all His wonders."
(I Chronicles 16:8-9)

Speak of all His wonders.
What a wonderful command!
I prayed in my journal this morning
to listen,
to trust,
and to obey right away.
And, what do you know,
as I speak of all His wonders,
as I write wonders here
and list the wonders of His love,
as I proclaim God's praise,
I feel His pleasure!

Ever since last summer during my quiet days
at Green Bough House of Prayer
when I heard God calling me,
beckoning me,
to proclaim His praise,
and then when God confirmed this call,
this wonderful command,
during the delightful days
of the first session of the Academy of Spiritual Formation,
and continued calling,
kept confirming,
during the driven, desperate, delivering days of session two,
I have known this was God.

Could it be that this is what I was made for?
Could it be that this is where we all can find our reason for being,
our completion, wholeness, satisfaction?

When we proclaim God's praise, we experience God's pleasure.
When we speak of all His wonders, we are wonderfully satisfied.

If you hear God calling you today,
do not hesitate,
do not hold back,
go ahead and answer His call,
do what God is telling you to do.
You might find, as I am finding,
the Wonder of His Love.

Good God, thank You for these wonders of Your love:
33. waking out of a bad dream
34. funny parts of dreams (like hair on a bald man)
35. "creation reveals the "wondrous" beauty of God"
36. driving time
37. browsing in a bookstore
38. not buying a book
39. a picture being worth a thousand words (thanks, Suzanne)
40. making our own pizzas
41. waking up to a kitchen cleaned by a thoughtful son
42. well-behaved dogs
43. Sarah's interview invitation
44. lunch with Sarah - meeting halfway
45. helping Victor with his booth
46. email from Kathy about upcoming Academy session
47. little reminders of lessons learned
48. fresh pineapple

With gratitude,
Sally