Take everything to God in prayer....

Dear God,In the morning…… let me be thankful for the floor on which I place my feet. Strong,dry, solid…maybe even dirty… but waiting for me to stand … and see the day aheadof me. Let me give thanks for the sun rising and giving warmth to this Earth,whether we see it in the glistening of the dew on the leaves and grasses that rinsethemselves with moisture and give a sip of water to even the smallest of insects, orwhether it’s shrouded in gray cloud or cotton-like fog, or whether it’s smugly sittingabove the rain drops and rain clouds…giving off it’s radiant sunlight beamssomewhere else. Let me rest assured in the morning… that this day has begun, and Iam in it.In the mid-day…… Let me give thanks for the energy I have been given, whether it isto simply trudge through my mail and sort and file, or to sit and listen long enoughfor the birds outside to welcome me into their world on Earth, let me give thanks forthe rest from last evening’s darkness to get through these past few hours.. ….Whether they were restful --- or restless. …let me give thanks for even the mostmindless events, the important tasks, those small moments where I foundsomething to laugh at, feelings of love, handfuls of thoughtfulness…all that havecome my way … ….. For pausing, for taking deep breaths, for each heartbeat. Forfood that sustains me throughout this day that I’m experiencing… whether it’s agrand meal hot and steaming to sustain me throughout the afternoon, or a few bitesof leftovers from last night’s goodness, enjoyed again thoroughly, made especiallyfor me, or made by myself… just the way I like it. Let me give thanks for all that I amexperiencing while the sun is directly over me…and seems to be saying.. the day isstill here for you.In the evening’s darkest….. let me have the strength to rest and calm my body and allit’s hard-working parts, let me enjoy the dark and the noises slowly quietingdown….let me truly appreciate it wrapping around me gently, while it cloaks me in ablanket of comfort and peace. Let me allow the sun hiding away another night, forme to feel like it’s for my benefit…stepping out for a few hours, and reassuring methat it will rise again…. to encourage me to stop, to pause, and to realize I was givenanother day to begin with just this very morning a few hours ago…. Whether it wasboring, tedious, exhausting, troubling, exhilarating, exciting, or thrilling withmoments of awe and amazing disbelief. And though I may struggle with concerningthoughts, with pain, with fear or with worry, let me know in my heart and in mymind that rejuvenation comes with quiet, rejuvenation comes with rest,rejuvenation comes with sleep, comes with gratefulness, comes with the newmorning’s light waiting for me. …. To place my grateful feet on the strong and dryand solid floor again…and greet a new day with grace and mercy, and thankfulness.AMENBetsy Baker NewellSupport the showSupport us here:https://www.bpcusa.org/financial-ministry/BPC Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/BrentwoodPresbyterianChurch