Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
—Philippians 4:4-6
Every day is a gift in and of itself. Every breath, every heartbeat, every blink of an eye… these are God’s gifts to us. These are things we don’t even have to think about. Wow!
List the things you have that you don’t have to think about, because God made it that way. Be amazed and thank God!
These simple, daily devotions are written by Casey Cross for Hope Lutheran Church as a supplement with Traci Smith’s Faithful Families Advent Calendar. All bible references are from the NRSV translation.