It is good to give thanks

   to the LORD,

to sing praises

   to Your name,

           O Most High;

to declare Your steadfast love

       in the morning,

and Your faithfulness

                 by night.

             Psalm 92. 1-2

(Recognizing who God is

and being grateful to God

      are bookends of our day.

Gratefulness to God knows

    there is a lot more to the story.

And if we did that,

   first response and last,

how radically different

  we would see God,

  see others,

  see ourselves,

  the course of our day,

and the trajectory of our lives.

When God lays His day

                   before us,

there are no interruptions,

no accidents,

no delays,

     just divine appointments.)

O LORD,

We may be surprised

      but You never are.

We are not just thankful,

  but grateful to You.

Recalibrate our hearts

   that we would see need

   as an opportunity to serve,

   to love You and others

          and bring You glory

   in the most unlikely places.

May we start the day

                     with You,

and rejoice in the evening,

     still in Your Presence.