Heavenly Father, I asked myself what it was about today that I didn’t want to forget, and in your infinite kindness you have provided me many, many blessings and memories.
Please help me not to forget the sound of your ocean as its ever present, but gentle foaming waves roll into shore.
Please help me not to forget the feel of the softness of the sand and the lapping of the waves as they dance across my feet.
Please help me not to forget the sounds of your living creatures as they grace the land that we walk upon, the waters we touch, and the air that we breathe. If I listen carefully, it is almost as though they are speaking to my soul of their beautiful homeland.
Please help me not to forge the smell of the salt air as it brushes against my face. I wonder if this could be the brush of angel wings?
Please help me not to forget the treasures of your sea that are washed ashore. These are precious reminders of your living creatures and the abundance of your kindness of the sea. Please help mankind to always be mindful of these creatures and to realize the wondrous balance they lend to this universe.
Please help me not to forget the precious gift of friendship and the kindred spirits that are renewed, strengthened, and become one by the seaside. This surely is one of your greatest and most powerful gifts.
Please help me not to forget the kindness of your giving in allowing me, your humble servant, to be witness to your beautiful kingdom by the sea.
Dear God, if I may but ask for one more blessing, it is that when the time may come when I am no longer able to experience this beautiful kingdom in body, that through your grace and divine spirit, you will allow me the privilege to remember and feel the memories of your kingdom by the sea, deep within my forever grateful soul.
Amen
