For He shatters

  the doors of bronze

and cuts in two

  the bars of iron.

...He turns a desert

  into pools of water,

a parched land

  into springs of water.

           Psalm 107. 16, 35

(God lays another new day

         before us,

full of appointments

           and big rocks,

and opportunities

           to trust Him into it.

What we see as impossible,

   God says,

   "Now watch and see

    what I do with that."

The impossible does not mean

     our story is over

         and results in despair.

God is working yet.

This difficulty,

this struggle,

this dark and miry bog

is not the end of our story,

but we have only

come to the exciting part,

   the point of redemption.

The outcome may not be

   --probably will not be--

what we expect,

but God is there.

He is unfolding

yet another dimension

             of Himself.

This is not

      the end of the story.

Not even close.)

O LORD,

We find ourselves

   not just between a rock

             and a hard place,

but once again in Your hands,

even in impossible situations.

Grant to us the courage

  to push back the darkness

by praying, listening

         and responding to You.

This is not a place of despair

but another opportunity

to see You at work

and point others to You.

And another exciting chapter

  in our chronicle

           of Your faithfulness.

You are good,

Your steadfast love

     endures forever,

and Your faithfulness

              has no end.

On that reality,

   we can stake our lives.