Rejoicing

Today I went grocery shopping, connected with a friend, did some cooking and walked around our yard. I rejoiced at the selection of foods, the love of a friend and the smells of the cooking food. I felt joy at the forming flower buds on the clematis and the bright yellow iris bloom. These things are all a glorious part of life, love, God. In the words of St. John of the Cross "When the will, in becoming aware of the satisfaction afforded by the object of sight, hearing or touch does not stop with this joy but immediately elevates itself to God, rejoicing in Him who motivates and gives strength to its joy, it is doing something very good."