Father,

We embark on a new day with exuberance for what lies before us. Our message is clear, we are loved by you and accepted as your beloved children. This makes it all okay. When we look at life from that perspective, grounded in the knowing that we are loved by you, then we can weather any storm, we can stand any wind or gale that tempt us to falter. We can love this organic experience of life and it’s miraculous expansion into greater life, all being held safely in your hands, Father. “Rise up and shine, for your light has come. The shining-greatness of the Lord has risen upon you. For see, darkness will cover the earth. Much darkness will cover the people. But the Lord will rise upon you, and His shining-greatness will be seen upon you.” (Isaiah 60 :1-2)

Although the world of man may be in chaos, the natural world of your handiwork teems with abundant joy. We find balance in nature’s exuberance and bath in the flow of life that exudes in the natural world. “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;
or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.” (Job 12:7-10)

We have utter gratitude, Father, for this experience called life. The balance that the living world of the garden of your creation gives us. We marvel in your wonders as man’s world swirls and storms, in the process of coming to terms with itself under Your Divine Law. “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20) As the Earth rises, we rise also. Bless us today, keep us and protect us always in your Light, guided by your hand.

As we shine,
In Jesus’ name,
Amen