Monday Morning Offering: 1/27

Morning Coffee by George Mendoza

Good morning, good God!

 

This morning, Lord, 

I offer you the last four days of January,

the twenty-eight days of February,

the month of March

and as much of April as might be required

before we feel, before we smell, 

before we have at least a hint

that spring is on its way...

The older I get, Lord, 

the more I mind,

the more I'm bothered by,

the more I disdain  

the more I just can't stand

    the long days, frost and cold, 

    the slippery sidewalks underfoot,

    the seemingly endless season 

of waiting for something better,

longing for anything warmer, 

aching for days full of promise,

sunlight and life...

 

And yet, 

the older I get, Lord,

the more I know,

the more I concede, 

the more I trust, 

the more I believe

that my waiting, longing and aching

are all for you:

    for the grace of your mercy,

    the warmth of your presence

    and your promise of of light

        and life everlasting...

So, I offer you the next eleven weeks, Lord:

time for me to sit by your side,

to renew our friendship,

to deepen my faith

and to open myself, mind, heart and soul,

in this season of waiting 

and longing and aching

for you

in the days of my life...

 

Amen.

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