We are coming to the end of another work week. Take a deep breath and thank God for all of the blessings of life. It is right to give our thanks and praise to God. So, where did you see God this week? And what are you thankful for? Here are some true words from Henri Nouwen. May you have a peaceful weekend filled with love and grace. And may you experience God’s handiwork. 

How do we live in creation? Do we relate to it as a place full of “things” we can use for whatever need we want to fulfill and whatever goal we wish to accomplish? Or do we see creation first of all as a sacramental reality, a sacred space where God reveals to us the immense beauty of the Divine?

As long as we only use creation, we cannot recognise its sacredness because we are approaching it as if we are its owners. But when we relate to all that surrounds us as created by the same God who created us and as the place where God appears to us and calls us to worship and adoration, then we are able to recognise the sacred quality of all God’s handiwork.

Henri Nouwen