The Word

The heavens declare the glory of God,

And the firmament proclaims his handiwork.

Day pours out the Word to day,

and night to night imparts knowledge.

(Psalm 19:2-3).  In the beginning was the

Word, and the Word was with God,

and the Word was God. (John 1:1).

Each day a new day, a new creation,

a new blessing woven together with

the Word and as the Word.  Thank you

God for today's Day,  for today's Word,

for today's Night and for you. +

Always Everywhere

We know that all things work for good for

those who love God, who are called according

to his purpose, (Romans 8:28). How can this be?

Can we find good in all things?   Can we find

God in all things?  When I don’t understand why

things have gone a certain way or why a decision

did not go my way,  I sometimes call this

scripture to mind.   Good can be found in all things.

God can be found in all things. Amen. +

Prayer to the Guardian Angel

Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love
entrusts me here, ever this night be at my side, to light
and guard, to rule and guide. +

Patience

I trust in the LORD;
my soul trusts in his word.
My soul waits for the LORD
more than the sentinels wait for the dawn.
(Psalm 130:5-6b)
In this psalm, waiting somehow implies trusting
and hoping with excited anticipation.
Often,  I need to be reminded to wait on the LORD.
My soul seems to know.  And so, I wait on the LORD. +

Hope

Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

(Psalm 40:5a).  I believe in God the maker of

all things seen and unseen.  To hope is to

believe.  It is to believe in God.  It is to believe in

things seen.  It is to believe in things unseen.

An act of prayer is an act of hope.  An act of

hope is an act of  prayer.  In my prayer, God

assures me that he hears and loves to be heard.

This is my prayer.  This is my hope. +  

Humility

It has been a big gift to me

to realize that sometimes I

am full of myself.  “We live and

breathe and have our very existence

in God”. (Romans)  Can we then

say that God is at the center of our

Being?  And so,  it is when I empty

myself of all my pre-occupations and

my “busyness” that I make room for

all that God wants me to be. +