I am thankful to the Lord, my God, for:

- the first monarch butterfly
- what might have been the last frost
- the first-time-flowering plum tree
- hard work and a good night's sleep
- the sweet scent of fruit trees in bloom

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
    because He has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Luke 4:18-19 (NIV)

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