make glad my fragile soul

San Marco Square, Jacksonville, 2012

This UU hymn (words by Carl G. Seaburg) has been running through my head tonight:

God who fills the universe
from the atoms to the stars,
make firm my changeful heart
so I may do my part
and bring joy to all the earth.

God who webs the universe
with amazing mysteries,
make glad my fragile soul
so I can see life whole
and bring hope to all on earth.

God who keeps the universe
by the truths of living love,
make strong that love in me
so I can set it free
and bring peace to all on earth.

Some other things I have been grateful for today:

* the pleasure of seeing more tulips shoots emerge; how cute they are at this point, when they've broken through soil but not (yet) the dark brown bulbskin

* an unexpectedly satisfying cup of mushroom-tofu soup

* good colleagues

* expert gift-wrapping

* employee discounts

* searchable style guides and the Google Ngram Viewer

* receiving my copy of How to Live on Other Planets

* chocolate chips in challah

* feeling able to say farewell to a chapter of my life by throwing out a broken watch