Now I have to admit that in my past I always pushed this gift
aside without even looking at it. I was too rushed and determined to get
things done to even consider opening it. I was working, pushing, and
trying so hard to make my life work out with so little progress at the
end of each day. I trudged through all of my pains, challenges and
difficulties while things went from bad to worse. I kept crawling
through my life until I was too exhausted to go on.
Then one morning I finally noticed that beautiful gift lying there and opened it for the first time.
These days when I open my eyes and see the gift waiting for me, I
smile. I carefully and happily tear off the paper and open the box. I
take out the gift and hold it in my arms. I give thanks for it and bring
it with me wherever I go all through the day. This gift makes my life
so much better. I meet people with a smiling face and a loving heart. I
laugh easily, sing often, and feel my spirit dancing even when my feet
don’t. I face life’s struggles, challenges, difficulties, and pains with
hope, determination, optimism, and joy. I know that whatever I must
face and whatever I must do that this glorious gift will carry me
through.
This gift is Grace.
It is the unconditional love of God. It is the unmerited help of our
Heavenly Father in all we do. Grace is waiting for us each and every
morning of our lives. It is waiting to make a home in our hearts and
minds. It is waiting for us to share it with the world. Grace is there
ready to help us live our lives with love every single day.
What are you going to do when you wake up tomorrow morning? Are you
going to shove this gift aside and struggle to make it on your own? Or
are you going to thank God for this precious gift, take it in your
hands, and place it joyfully into your soul?
~ Joseph J Mazzella ~