In that night

God appeared to Solomon,

and said to him,

  “Ask what I shall give you.”

And Solomon said to God,

“....Give me now wisdom

and knowledge to 

go out and come in 

            before this people...”

                 2 Chronicles 1. 7-8

(And how do we respond 

                     to the LORD?

Notice in its context

that this incident occurred 

     immediately that very night,

after Solomon worshipped.

Worship changes us—

our hearts, our vision,

     our desires, our actions—

how we see God,

how we see others,

how we see ourselves,

how we see our circumstances,

how to navigate, 

        not alone, but with Him.)

O LORD,

It is not that we lay out 

     our day before You

   and ask You to somehow 

      squeeze Yourself in.

But we ask that You

   lay Your day before us

that we may set our hearts 

    to follow You into it.

Direct our steps,

establish Your plans

          and Your outcomes.

You know 

      not just what we need,

but what we cannot yet see.

You know 

    exactly what You are doing.

What shall You give us?

           Help us to trust You

           even in this.