Gloria a Dios!

When I was in high school, my youth group went on a mission trip to Juarez, Mexico with Youth Works.  And during this trip, I learned two gospel truths.  1) Mexican coca cola is infinitely more delicious than American coca cola, and 2) The best way to end a day is to name the experiences of the holy from the past day.

Before bed each night, the group would get together and share how God made his presence known throughout the days activity, and when a person was finished sharing, as a group we would exclaim, "Gloria a dios" which if I remember correctly is roughly translated, "Hooray God."  As Christians, this type of spiritual discipline should not be ignored.  Whether it is practiced personally or corporately, we are wise to incorporate the intentional remembrance of God's presence in our lives into our disciplined devotional life.

For Cindy and I this is part of our devotional life together.  This morning, when we were studying together on our back patio, we asked each other the question, "How have you experienced the grace of God this past week?" And I know for me (and I assume for her), it is a profound experience to say that my experience of God was the result of her kindness towards me or someone else.

So today, I encourage you to be on the lookout for God's presence breaking into your daily activity and tonight before you go to bed, sit down and write out at least one time in the past day, where you experienced the grace of God.  If you really want to over achieve, post your God sighting to facebook or twitter with the hashtag #gloriaadios and together we can share in the experience of the Holy.