GRATITUDE Daily Devotional: Nov 9
Cultivate gratitude each day this month.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:13 – That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.
- Reflection: Everyday moments can be cause for gratitude. Recognizing God’s presence in the mundane elevates our experience.
- Action: Thank God for three simple moments today, no matter how small.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:13 – That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.
Reflection: Have you heard the phrase ‘quotidian moments’? Daily experiences can be cause for gratitude. Recognizing the holiness, the sacredness, of Love’s presence in ‘regular’, mundane, common experiences elevates our overall awareness of the significance of everyday life! Maybe it’s waiting for you to discover in acts such as brushing your teeth, washing dishes, using the toilet, putting out the trash, doing laundry, or other self-care acts, chores, errands, and simple tasks.
Prompt: Give thanks for three simple moments today, no matter how small. What is something you do every day, and possibly overlook, yet realize deserves tour recognition and appreciation?
SONGS:
- Forgiveness by Matthew West: https://youtu.be/h1Lu5udXEZI?si=iUSxf1bFGD5S784R
BBC Radio 4 has been broadcasting ‘moments of light’ in which people celebrate quotidian pleasures such as hanging out the washing, lashing butter onto hot crumpets, or indulging in the back catalogue of some long-running TV series. But this trope has not met with universal acclaim. Annoyed by such apparent trivia, Rob Delaney delivered a moving account of the death of his son, and the boy’s continued presence in the daily life of his family. His moment of light had begun with contemplation of his own mortality.
We cannot ignore the dark side of the quotidian. For those whose home is a place of fear and cruelty, the pandemic has brought extra suffering. One woman I read about remembered her abusive husband’s chilling remark on hearing news of the first lockdown: ‘now the games begin’. For others, daily life in these times has been about isolation, loneliness and a creeping ‘social death’ wherein one’s own life becomes less and less relevant to others. For many sick or dying with Covid, separation from loved ones, fear, distress have all exacerbated its terrible physical symptoms, turning daily life into a nightmare.
Full article: Aspects of daily life, https://davidgrahamclark.net/2021/01/21/aspects-of-daily-life/