I will fulfill

the number of your days.

             Exodus 23.26

(God is not just

     filling our time,

but fulfilling each moment

--to complete in its entirety,

plant trees to maturity,

bear fruit that lasts

     far beyond our lifetime,

fully develop

  even what we see

           as ordinary,

           or a roadblock,

   or a sudden turn in the road.

A detour

   is never secondary

   in His ways.

The pieces don't just

             come together,

    but designed to fit

            with no remainders.

God is already working.

God is already preparing us.

Trust in the slow work of God.

He is completing our days

   and covering them

   with His glory.)

O LORD,

Grant to us the courage

   to follow You

   into Your days for us,

even those we don't understand,

   those times and places

   and weird situations

              only You can fulfill.

Help us not just fill up our days

     but seek You in them.

May we be found faithful to You.

May we be found in You.

And someday on the Other Side

     be amazed at what

                 You have done.