Dear Father,Through Your Word and on my journey, I am reminded that You are present in the everyday and the seemingly mundane. Your promise of presence that You keep gives me such great assurance. Today, I worship You and honor You! My prayer is that in my wandering through my daily life, my spirit will constantly grow in awareness of Your presence. In that awareness, may I see and seize opportuni...  Read More

Our Father in Heaven,Today Your Word has reminded me that we live in community, and that the choices we make impact others, just as their choices impact us. Help us to live so presently with You that our lives become a reflection of Jesus and our choices are like salt seasoning our world, like light illuminating the darkness while shining out Your glory. Remind us that when we hurt others by our c...  Read More

Abba, Father,You alone are worthy of our worship, praise and adoration! Everything about You speaks of Your otherness, Your holiness, Your glory and majesty. Knowing who we are in light of Who You Are, magnifies these realities and we are humbled by Your love, mercy and grace. Yet, Your Word says that we are a little lower than You (Psalm 8:5, NASB). We live in this balance between humility and pr...  Read More

O LORD,Early in the morning my soul delights to find You in our appointed meeting place. We have been meeting here for decades and there has not been a day that You were not already here waiting for me. I know that You are everywhere present. But, this is different. This is personal. This is just our time...my Abba and me. Your presence overwhelms me at times...and the times that I have not been f...  Read More

Father,I marvel at Your incredible patience and persistence...Your pursuit of lost humanity is grace to the extreme. As I read the pages of Your Word, I take note that the heart of sin-sick humanity has not changed. However, when the sinner becomes sick of his/her ways, You are there in mercy and grace in Your healing presence. This verse captivated me: "Yes! Yahweh my healer has heard all my plea...  Read More

"In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly" (Psalm 5:3, NIV)My Father, Our Father in heaven,Today You have reminded me that You are the God Who sees me (Genesis 16:14) and Your sight is piercing and comforting at the same time. You see through the exterior, the veneer, to the core of my being. That would frighten me because of how far...  Read More