Then Jacob arose from his sleep

and said,

"Surely the LORD is in this place,

      and I did not know it."

                           Genesis 28. 16

(Even when we do not understand

or things look bleak indeed,

God is right here with us,

using us in His extraordinary ways

     even on the most ordinary days,

maybe particularly

                in what only appears as ordinary.

God is working mightily

         in this appointment.

Some things we will only understand

             in the rear view mirror 

   or on the Other Side of life.)