“If my inner eye has God seeping up through all things, then can’t I give thanks for anything? And if I can give thanks for the good things, the hard things, the absolute everything, I can enter the gates to glory. Living in His presence is fullness of joy–and seeing shows the way in. The art of deep seeing makes gratitude possible. And it is the art of gratitude that makes joy possible. Isn’t joy the art of God?” Ann Voskamp

The art of deep seeing. How often do I miss chances to see God, because my mind is clouded by stressful or trying things? It may not be easy, but there is so much potential joy to be had when one chooses gratitude.

Living in His presence is fullness of joy — and seeing shows the way in. 

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