Saturday, August 19, 2023

Dear God,

We cannot live for tomorrow or return to yesterday.  One has not yet come; the other is gone forever.  Yet, often we attempt to move from today backward or forward.  We forfeit today and miss the all the new day has to offer.

We forget the gift this very day can bring.  Wisdom, hope, insight, peace and joy can scatter in the wind when we are not paying attention.  Those prayers we have been praying may get lost because we may miss answers that come today.

Today has lessons to be learned, hope to take hold of and faith that wants to grow.  And you, O God, desire to meet us in this today. We will certainly miss you if we are looking too far ahead or behind.  What a loss!

Keep us close

in this

new day,

O Lord.

We want

to meet you

here and now.

Help us learn

the value

of letting go

of yesterday

so we

can meet you

in today.

Love, Andrea