I've found that keeping a gratitude journal helps me take note of those "sudden glimpses of a joy beyond the walls of the world," like the morning I happened to be watching several deer graze in the yard when a fox trotted by. To see two illusive species at once in the stillness of morning felt like a glimpse of the future when all creation will live in such harmony together (Isaiah 11:6-9).
I've found that keeping a gratitude journal helps me take note of those "sudden glimpses of a joy beyond the walls of the world," like the morning I happened to be watching several deer graze in the yard when a fox trotted by. To see two illusive species at once in the stillness of morning felt like a glimpse of the future when all creation will live in such harmony together (Isaiah 11:6-9).
What a precious moment, Nancy! And I love framing a gratitude journal as a collection of glimpses of "joy beyond the walls".