LIFE AS A GIFT; BEAUTY, KINDNESS, HOPEFULNESS

In 1849, revolutionary Fyodor Dostoyevsky was imprisoned in St. Petersburg, standing in front of a firing squad. At the last instant, his execution was stayed, and a sentence of hard labor imposed. Back in his cell, Dostoyevsky was overcome with joy. "Life is a gift. Never has there seethed in me such an abundant and healthy kind of spiritual life. I am born again in new form. Every minute is an eternity of happiness.”
Affirmative prayer: Today, I see through the comings and goings of my everydayness and behold life as a gift. All about me is the evidence of Divine Presence loving Itself. Beauty, kindness, and hopefulness are everywhere, awaiting my recognition. Thank you, God, for these signs of pure love. Amen.