Skipping stones

Continuing gratitude week . . .

In the mailbox this Monday morning:

The words “gratitude” and “grace” come from the same root word, gratia in Latin. . . [and] are the nature of the universe itself . . . the rising of the sun and being alive are indiscriminate daily offerings to us . . . The gift structure of the universe is that of an interdependent community of nature and neighbor that extends through the ages in which we care for what was handed to us and give gifts to others as a response. This is not a closed circle of exchange; it is more like the circles that ripple across a pond when pebbles are tossed into the water. – Diana Butler Bass