Day # 136

Lord, thank you

for setting me free.

Free to blow bubbles,

fly kites,

listen to seashells,

cuddle kittens,

build castle in the sand,

wish on stars.

Thank you

for setting me free.

Free to hunt for four-leaf clovers,

explore oak trees with inviting branches,

run laughing in the rain,

walk barefoot,

jump puddles,

wave at trains.

Thank you

for setting me free.

Free to yellow my nose in buttercups,

catch a firefly to see his light,

pick the first wild strawberry,

count the stars,

talk to ladybugs,

chase a thistle.

Thank you

for setting me free.

Free to see you in

sunlight dancing on the water,

dogwood smiling at the sky,

willows curtseying to the river,

azaleas flaming across the land,

rainbowed cobwebs,

drifting leaves.

Thank you

for setting me free.

Free to play with,

wonder at

and love

all that you have given me.

And free, as well,

to give it back

to you.

-Brennan Manning-