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“HANDS FREE TO WELCOME GOD’S BLESSINGS”
I sometimes do a prayer thing called, “Palms down, palms up.” It is simple, perhaps even simplistic, but I find it helpful.
When I turn my palms down, I am dropping into the hands of Almighty Love all my concerns about the past, worries about the future, and concerns of the day.
Then, when I turn my palms up, I picture myself receiving all the blessings of the day. Sometimes I say something to the effect, “God, I welcome all the blessings you have for me today.” I said that this morning.
And as soon as I said it, a bluebird landed on the garden fence post right outside my study window. And I am not exaggerating! It was right after I prayed this! And immediately after that, a goldfinch swooped through and landed on another garden fence post!
So, the first three items on my gratitude list today were:
- A lovely morning.
- A bluebird I saw, right after praying to God, and saying, “Help me to accept gratefully whatever you give me today.”
- The goldfinch I saw right after I saw the bluebird.
Of course, a skeptic would say, “How do you know those birds wouldn’t have landed on those fence posts anyway?!” And of course, the skeptic would be right.
But one thing is for sure: I don’t think I would have noticed the birds if I had not prayed.
And one final thought. It is only after I’ve dropped a lot of stuff that I am in a position to receive God’s gifts. I need my hands free to welcome God’s blessings.
What do you need to drop in order to see and enjoy God’s blessings? Remember that it is first “palms down,” before it can really be “palms up”!
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