These are the days...

Today was one of those days that was like a whirlwind and made me think of this great old tune:

And some days are just full to overflowing:

+ A young woman friend at church delivered her first child last night

+ A man my age - who has been having complications after prostate cancer surgery - did NOT have to have dialysis after all (thanks be to God!)

+ Three different people stopped me to check in while I was visiting the hospital

+ We made a deposit on a new/old car which we'll pick up tomorrow

+ And my musical partner, Andy, purchased airline tickets for next year's peace-making trip to Istanbul

So, I'm going to return thanks for it all - cook my honey a dinner that can't be beat - and try to let all soak in. Fr. Ed Hays once put it like this in a prayer:

Blessed are you, Lord Our God, who in the richness of divine love, blesses us with good things. O Lord, we bless You and are filled with gratitude for the numerous gifts that come to us from You.

Your blessings come in times of joy, in times of success and honor,

And they come as well in times of pain and sorrow, in sickness and defeat.

Your blessings, however, come always a LIFE.

We take pleasure in the fruit of Your creation,in the earthen blessings of fish and bird, tree and flower,

each the harvest of Your divine heart.

We take delight in our eyes, in our ears, arms and legs....

And in winning or losing - in being last as well as first -

we relish in the challenge and adventure of your great gift of life.

So as this day comes to a close, we thank you for all that gifts

that flow lfully, day and night, into our lives.

With full hearts, in the compnay of Jesus, Mary and all your saints,

we bless you for all the good that has come to us.

Amen.