Let each and every one of us be thankful for the Lord's Blessings,

however great or small and realize how through them He has touched our lives.

You Touch My Life

Lord, thank you for my eyes

That daily see the morning sun,

That today have seen that little bird in my balcony

Come to eat the crumbs I’d left for it.

Thank you for helping me notice

           The rainbow bubbles blowing up out of my kitchen sink       

As they floated up to my face.

Thank you for my family’s smiles

And thankful expressions when

I laid their favourite dish on our supper table.

       I’m forever grateful for the sounds reaching my ears daily,

Though it be the traffic hum

Or the children’s piercing voices

Or the church bells continuously tolling,

High and low, loud and clear,

Gentle or deafening,

      Thank you, Lord, though I complain, I’ve heard them all.

                           For the taste of luscious summer fruits and                           

My favourite piece of chocolate, thank you.

                    For the salty taste of seawater in our favourite bays               

       Which subtly brings back memories of my childhood days.

Thank you for my taste buds, which show me

The sweetness or bitterness in our daily lives;

Thank you for the salty sweetness on my lips

As I kiss away my children’s tears 

When their ball’s gone over the wall,

Or as I soothe them after a fall. 

  Thank you for the aroma of fresh herbs and spices

   That wafts upon the air and fills our home    

  As my husband cooks a special Sunday lunch for us.

              Thank you for the scent of the early morning dew,             

And the early blooms in spring,

The freshness of the first rain

And the fragrance of fresh fruit in season,

In contrast or similarity, all distinct and unique.

Lord, thank you for You touch my life

Through all my senses

As each time they bring me back to You

When I see You in all your glory,

Hear You in Your every word,

Experience the garden of Your glorious promises,

As You touch my life,

And make it complete.

Lord, use my senses to bring others to You!

Doreen Scerri

17/08/03

Lord, I am overflowing with your blessings, just as you promised.

Psalm 119:65 TLB

You are living a brand new kind of life that is continually learning more and more of what is right, and trying constantly to be more and more like Christ who created this new life within you.

Colossians 3:13 TLB