Gratitude, Faith for Future Grace

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(graphic from Holy Experience)

"We can say that true gratitude does not give rise to the debtor's ethic because it gives rise to faith in future grace. With true gratitude there is such a delight in the worth of God's past grace, that we are driven on to experience more and more of it in the future...it is done by transforming gratitude into faith as it turns from contemplating the pleasures of past grace and starts contemplating the promises of the future. "

~ John Piper

221.

(my doggie)

Ever faithful companion

with velvety soft ears

222.

(Amazon's image)

Cello and piano music that ministers to my spirit

and remembering the joy I received from the playing the cello

when I was younger

223.

(Amazon's image)

Giggles and grins

from the whole family (including Grammie, too!)

shared in the car on a road trip

as we listened to this tale.

A simple delight

(and bestowing a teachable moment

for my two sons).

224.

(taken by one of my children)

Laundry on the line,

a reminder of how we humbly hope

to be good stewards of what God has given us,

both in our finances and of this planet,

and finding great peace of mind

from simply s-l-o-w-i-n-g down in life.

Efficiency isn't everything.

225.

(from our kitchen table)

Fragrance

framed in words here.

226.

(taken by my daughter in our yard)

Light.

Through leaves.

On a summer day.

227.

(taken on a trip to the beach, a gift from friends)

Father reading to son.

Joy to my heart.

And theirs.

228.

(taken without her knowing, tee hee hee)

Daughter teaching herself French

and it was her own idea!

(Fantastique!)

229.

(taken on a field trip)

Innocence

in an age of false sophistication and perversity.

Twelve year old girls

who don't think twice about holding hands

in public and in front of their friends.

230.

(taken at the National Cathedral, Washington, DC, USA)

The agony,

the glory,

of the cup of Calvary,

partaken on my behalf.

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