Nightingales' Gratitude

Nightingales
raise their songs in praise,
intoning
gratitude
to the All-Glorious Lord:
The Glory of God.

I also posted this in the journal, Writing in Snow,  under the folder  Awardicon Items, in my writing.com portfolio. Visit My Portfolio @ Writing.Com

Work is Worship

A prayer of praise
A benefit to humanity
A joyful experience

Praise the Lord: A Poem

Praise the Lord,
creator of the universe,
creator of stars and planets,
creator of galaxies and soul possessing life.

Raise your voices in glorification,
intone melodies of gratitude
for the moment of your conception,
for the blessing of physical life,
for the soul that is the real you,
and for the tests that educate your soul.

This poem is also posted in a journal located in my writing.com port. The journal this poem is is is titled Welcome to my Weird Life.

Thankful Thursday in Las Vegas

Istijlal (Majesty), 15 Mulk (Dominion), 164 B.E. - Thursday, February 21, 2008 about 10:13 AM PST

This morning I am thankful for the Tablet of Ahmad revealed by Baha'u'llah. Every time I repeat or read this prayer I feel the presence of the Holy Spirit. I have the prayer memorized, but sometimes I read it. Especially in the early morning before Mom gets up, I read the prayer aloud. That is how I memorized the prayer; I read it aloud over several different day. I think about a month or two.

This morning I am thankful for the bright beautiful sun I saw when I went to the garage to see if I turned my light off last night. I looked out my living room window and saw my headlight reflecting the rising sun. I thought I had left the light on, so I went out to turn them off, but found I had turned the headlight off last night.

This morning I am thankful for the rain we received yesterday. It was a cold winter rain, the type that you expect to turn to snow at any minute. I enjoyed the rain, even though I was driving in it and the window on the driver's side won't roll up when it is raining.

This morning I am thankful for the slow cooker that I am cooking the chicken in this morning. When the chicken finishes cooking, I am going to take it out and put in some bow tie pasta.

This morning I am thankful for the cloudy sky after the bright sunrise. It looks as though it may rain again today, since I didn't look at the news this morning I don't know what the weather report for today says.

This morning I am thankful for the neighbor's cat that walks across my yard every day. She is a black cat with orange and yellow markings. If I am outside when she goes through the yard she rubs against my leg.

This morning I am thankful for having dirty sheets to put in the washer. I like to turn the water on, put the soap in the machine, and then watch the washer fill up with water before putting the sheets in. I like to see the suds the soap makes as the water runs into the machine.

This morning I am thankful for the chill in the morning air in late winter. It reminds me of winter in Oklahoma and staying at my Grandparents' house.

This morning I am thankful for the view of the sky that I now have through my living room window. The elm tree is gone, while I will miss the tree, the new view of the sky and the streetlight shining directly into my yard makes is absence less noticeable.

This morning I am thankful for the slight breeze that is blowing. The breeze moves the limbs on the stone pine trees in my front yard and the limbs appear to be waving good morning.

Thankful Thursday, February 7, 2008

Istijlal (Majesty), 1 Mulk (Dominion), 164 B.E. - Thursday, February 7, 2008 about 8:58 AM PST

Today I am thankful for

1. counting my blessing at least once a week;
2. the pink sunrise that announced the new born day;
3. the music that wakes me up at 4:00 AM everyday;
4. there being 29 days in February this year;
5. the beauty snow on Mount Charleston;
6. the bright cloudless morning;
7. the days getting longer;
8. morning prayers and meditations;
9. the Feast of Mulk Mom and I attended last night;
10. cookies for breakfast.

Thankful Thursday January 31, 2008

Istijlal (Majesty), 13 Sultan (Sovereignty), 164 B.E. - Thursday, January 31, 2008 about 9:25 AM PST

Thankful Thursday

Today is thankful Thursday
this week's day of gratitude and thankfulness
my gratitude journal called Glory
waits patiently
for today's entry.

What am I thankful for this week?
Can I find ten items from the past seven days
to be thankful for?

There is the beauty of the morning
the sun is bright and cheerful,
the sky is cloudless and blue,
there is a slight breeze blowing through the stone pine trees,
and the air is slightly chilly,
with the promise of approaching spring.

There are the new arrivals in Las Vegas
my brother, his wife and one son
have moved back to town,
they are looking for a place to live
and looking forward to going to work on
Monday morning.

There is the coffee waiting for me
to make it and drink it;
I have enough coffee to last the rest of the week.

There is the promise of a New Year
still fresh with hope;
an abundant year to proclaim
the joy of life
and the Glory of God.

Pumpkin Pie

16 Qudrat 164 B.E. - Sunday, November 18, 2007 about 10:30 PM PST

Prayers on Thanksgiving Day,
Unity of family and friends,
Many religions gathered to sing
Praises to the Creator,
Knowledge of God and gratitude shared
Individual blessings expressed and
No one goes unsatisfied.

Prayers on Thanksgiving Day,
In the tabernacle of unity
Each person receives a piece of the pie.