Daily Word (9.13.09)

Appreciation:

"I give thanks for the presence of unconditional love." (DW, 9.13.09)

"See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are." (1Jn. 3:1)

Mei Meditatio:

Appreciation is the act of genuinely holding someone or something in an esteem that transcends mere tolerance and moves into real gratefulness. To appreciate is to be grateful for the presence of that person, place, thing, or idea -- and that gratitude is immensely transformative.

I am appreciative of God's presence in Christ of unconditional love, the love that surpasses all rational understanding and exists in the substantial abundance of divine Mystery. I give thanks for the love dynamically present in the eternal relationship of the Father, Son, and Spirit. This infinite Love is immanent in my life and merits great rejoicing.

In the name and through the power of Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior. Amen.