In Everything...

I began today with a garden wander...

so I don't miss the bliss of This

blinded by Much To Do!

God, help me live and love

with open eyes, heart and hands...

The 'wander' is the prelude to tackling a red mountain of Tomato-Task.

In every up and down, 

and morning, noon or night

Laughter or tears 

or smile 

or frown 

or struggle 

or delight

In every twist and turn 

or smooth sailing, 

or gale

Or lesson yet to learn, 

or triumph 

or travail

In every loss 

or gain, 

heartache 

or happiness

Or measure of pleasure 

or pain, 

refreshment, 

weariness

In every ebb and flow 

Of seasons as they sweep

Through bloom 

to petal-snow,

Through waking hours, 

or sleep

In hold

or echo-font

In cold

or heat, my dear

In plenty 

or in want

In favours kind,

severe

In hello 

or farewell

In health 

or ailing bod

In all that we can think to tell

In everything, 

thank God

Janet Martin

It is not hard to give thanks

in a bountiful harvest season,

with health and strength for toil!

Kind Heavenly Father, thank-you.

Ephesians 5:20
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything

 in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, 

by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, 

present your requests to God.

Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or deed,

 do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

 giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in every circumstance,

 for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

We Thank Thee-Jim Reeves