Keeping It Simple

This blog post is going to be really short because it's been a long day and I'm super tired. But this is so important that I absolutely needed to share.

I spent the day showing out of town friends around San Francisco today. We did all of the touristy things: Pier 39, watched the sea lions, ate clam chowder from a sourdough bread bowl, watched the America's Cup training from the harbor, and walked about a million miles. But my kairos moment today was when we got to come home and sit around a big table on the back deck and eat BBQ chicken and grilled veggies together. My family joined us and for a moment, I thought, "This has to be heaven." Sitting in God's creation on a beautiful summer evening with God's bounty of food before us, surrounded by my friends and family - my brothers and sisters in Christ - I glimpsed heaven.

I once heard a friend end a prayer by saying, "And Lord, help us to live out of gratitude." To live out of gratitude is a concept that often slips my mind, but since I heard those words almost 2 years ago, the way I see the world has changed. I'm reminded every once in a while about true gratitude and tonight, when I sat at that table, my heart couldn't have been fuller.

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow,
Praise Him all creatures here below,
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Amen.

My cup overfloweth,
-D