Gratitude in the Face of Grace

Thank you message in the grotto at Our Lady of Guadelope Church

 in New Orleans.Added by parishioners  in gratitude

 for prayers or miracles granted.

Gratitude begins with awareness

And fuses with love;

Embellished by the gentle ticking

Of time and seasons;

By infinite acts of loyalty,

Steadfast dedication and kindness;

Constancy and love:

A devotion born

From the Heart of God;

Gratitude thus Gathers

In the Face of Grace.

©1995 Connie Nelson Ahlberg