Twenty in 2020

To say 2020 has been a really tough year so far would be quite the understatement! We have experienced shattering fear, anxiety, and great social unrest. The uncertainty that lays ahead can be scary.  But at the same time, I know too that there have been great blessings. Some of you have shared that this time has brought you closer as a family. Others of you have met neighbors for the first time. Others still have begun to rethink their use of time and even the purpose of their lives. Many of us have seen glimpses of God at work – doing a new thing.

Today, I invite you to make a list of twenty things for which you are grateful; twenty things that happened, or that you discovered or noticed in the year 2020 so far. If you’d like to share this list, you can email it to us at info@dialhope.org.  In the near future, I’d like to post our gratitude lists as a way of inspiring others and sharing hope.

I believe you will find – both in writing your list and in reading others – a deep upwelling of joy.

Let us pray: Gracious God, when we pause to notice, we can’t help but notice how precious life is. Today, we ask for open eyes and open hearts. Even amid difficult, confusing times, may we see the many gifts you have brought before us. We give you thanks and praise. In Christ’s name. Amen.