Counting Blessings

The following two short pieces on blessings are from Robert
Van De Weyer's book Celtic Praise

Grains of Sand
How many grains of sand on the beach?
How many blades of grass in the meadow?
How many drops of dew on the tree?
If you could count all these,
You could count the number
of God's blessings.
Do not even try to count.
Just trust, and enjoy,
and give thanks.



Heaven on Earth
To the person that sleeps on horsehair
A down mattress is heaven.
To the person that lives on spuds
Roast beef is heaven.
To the person in a rough wool tunic
A silk shirt is heaven.
To the person with a nagging spouse
Quiet solitude is heaven.
To the person living alone
A loving spouse is heaven.
Let the Lord give us what we need,
And let heaven be heaven.