...as a gift

      to the LORD.

      Leviticus 7. 14

(A true gift is one

that comes from

           the heart.

Am I saying to God,

"Just tell me what

            You want,

tell me what to do"?

Or thinking about

what would be pleasing

    to Him?

Listening ears,

attentive eyes,

a willing heart,

and shoes tied on

  ready to serve,

practicing grace

   in unexpected places,

looking for ways to

     love others well,

asking forgiveness

  and lavishing it

  generously on others.

A gift to the LORD

is not checking off

   a list of "have to's,"

but seeking out

   the "get to's.")

O LORD,

May we seek this day

gifts for You,

offerings to You,

that would please You

  in whatever we do,

gifts without ribbons

and bows

but just because

      we love You.

May we seek this day

not Your blessings

but how we can

          bless You.