Monday Morning Offering - 152

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Good morning, good God!

What a gift is this day, Lord,

and though I often forget,

I know you always give me

but one day at a time...

Not a few days in a bunch,

not a week, a month or a year:

you give me only one day at a time

and that’s more than enough, Lord,

more than enough for today…

All my yesterdays and yesteryears

came also from your hand

but they are past and they are gone

while this day’s gift is new and fresh,

a day that you have made…

And while I hope tomorrow will be

peaceful in your care,

my future is unknown to me,

still stored within your heart,

a mystery past my grasp…

You’ve given me this one day,  Lord,

no more than that and,

I pray,

no less...

So I offer you this day

and pray that in its course I’ll find you

walking by my side,

pulsing in my heart,

coloring my thoughts,

shaping all my choices,

speaking in my prayer,

helping me be strong,

calling me to rest,

holding me in love...

I offer you this one day, Lord,

and pray I not be burdened

by memories of what’s past,

by sorrows born of loss,

by worry of what’s yet to be,

by fear of what's unknown,...

I offer but this one day, Lord:

let my work give you glory,

my heart open wide to your help,

my soul welcome your peace,

and my hands reach out

to serve my neighbors' needs...

Help me live this day as you’ve offered it:

this one day you’ve made

for my living and breathing,

my growing and giving,

my sharing and spending in your grace...

I offer you this day, Lord,

and pray I make of it a gift

to you and all whose paths cross mine

before this day shall end...

Today’s the day you’ve made, O Lord:
in it let me be glad and find my joy!

Receive my offering of this day, Lord,

and at its close

grant me peaceful rest and sleep...

Amen.

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