Welcome to All Good Gifts

Dayenu!

It Is Enough for Us . . .

This site is dedicated to our belief that it is not only possible but essential that we live lives of simplicity and gratitude. Our own health, as well as that of future generations, and of planet Earth itself, is dependent upon our learning to celebrate that life while sharing the gifts with which we are so richly blessed.

Although Will and I are not Jewish (we are retired Episcopal clergy), we cherish the Hebrew Scriptures for their witness to God’s loving-kindness/chesed, abiding-presence/shekinah, and peace/shalom. In appreciation of that heritage, we embrace the concept of “Dayenu”. Perhaps best known from a song used in Passover Seders, it means (roughly) “if God had only given us the smallest blessing, it would have been enough, but see how much more God has done for us.”

Our understanding of Dayenu is based on these beliefs:

God is love and loves all that God has made.
Life is a gift from God and is to be celebrated.
The illusion of scarcity is a fearful lie and cripples our spirits.
Love overcomes fear.
God has provided enough.
Only when we share, is there enough to go around.
A life of gratitude and simplicity is abundant life.

5 thoughts on “Welcome to All Good Gifts”

Joan Corr on May 2, 2015 at 11:38 am said:

Larry and I will miss you and hope that you will thoroughly enjoy the next “chapter” in your life. Your words of wisdom, faith and love have absolutely filled our daily lives. I will miss our “cup ‘o tea” but know that receiving your updates through All Good Gifts will keep us in touch with you. We send you our blessing and love, Joan & Larry Corr

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Sue Lenkaitis on April 15, 2015 at 12:07 pm said:

I am already deeply missing your morning devotionals but look forward to hearing updates through All Good Gifts. Thank you for sharing your words of wisdom, faith and love!

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- Glyn Ruppe-Melnyk on April 16, 2015 at 7:35 am said:
  
  Thank you, Sue! I will certainly miss you as well, but the messages and posts will return on a regular basis just as soon as we get settled. Much love, Glyn
  
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Tom Nelson on April 7, 2015 at 7:31 pm said:

I would like to receive posts from your spiritual insight through your web site.

Thanks so much Mother Glynn

Best wishes for your retirement.

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Phyllis West on April 6, 2015 at 3:50 pm said:

An exquisite site, sure to be loved and often visited by not only us, your loving soon-to-be erstwhile parish family, but by old and new friends alike. Bless you both. You are amazing. We’ll all dearly miss you, but will continue to feel we’re connected, through the worldwide web!

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