For the Endowments of Life

Last week I attended a CES Conference. At one point a friend and colleague gave all the participants a few minutes to write a personal psalm. I’m not a poet, I know, but I was still glad to have a few solitary moments to clear the world from my mind and write these words of gratitude.

For the wonders of the earth, I adore Thee
For the light in heaven, I see Thee
For the glories of thy creations, I admire Thee
For the blessing of family, I honor Thee
For the companionship of friends, I thank Thee
For the power of Thy Word, I worship Thee
For the gift of Thy Son, I praise Thee
For the Spirit that enlightens me, I follow Thee
For all the endowments of life – I love Thee

If I were to add (my own) images to my thoughts it could look something like this.

For the wonders of the earth, I adore Thee For the light in heaven, I see Thee For the glories of thy creations, I admire Thee For the blessing of family, I honor Thee For the companionship of friends, I thank Thee For the power of Thy Word, I worship Thee For the gift of Thy Son, I praise Thee For the Spirit that enlightens me, I follow Thee For all the endowments of life – I love Thee Comments to some pictures: Nr 4 shows my family; nr 5 shows some colleagues and friends; nr 6 shows a recent baptism in Lodz, Poland, in a ‘home-made’ baptismal font; nr 7 shows one of my Polish Institute students with a painting of Christ in the background.