Seeing the beauty...

2/14/2017

"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." ~ Hebrews 13:5

We don't have to go far to find the treasure we are seeking. There is beauty and goodness right where we are. And only when we can see the beauty and goodness that are close by can we recognize beauty and goodness on our travels far and wide. There are trees and flowers to enjoy, paintings and sculptures to admire; most of all there are people who smile, play, and show kindness and gentleness. They are all around us, to be recognized as free gifts to receive in gratitude.

Our temptation is to collect all the beauty and goodness surrounding us as helpful information we can use for our projects. But then we cannot enjoy it, and we soon find that we need a vacation to restore ourselves. Let's try to see the beauty and goodness in front of us before we go elsewhere to look for it.

Hoping that each day we recognize the beauty around us, while remaining in God's grip!

G. Todd Williams (c) 2017

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Rev. G. Todd Williams lives in the Houston metro area and is a Hospice Chaplain at Essential Hospice, Webster, Texas, and is an ordained Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) pastor.

He serves as the Stated Supply to Westminster Presbyterian Church, Galveston, Texas, and holds a Masters of Divinity from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

His book, "Remember Me When..." is available through Chalice Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and a number of other outlets. “How do you talk to a child about death? Start here. This beautiful book helps contextualize loss, and provides a beautiful memory to share with the family member who will be left behind.”—Jodi Picoult, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Book of Two Ways

While in God's Grip!

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