Now there was no water

    for the congregation.

And they assembled

     themselves together

     against Moses and Aaron.

And the people quarreled

                  with Moses....

            Numbers 20. 2-3

(When we are in a tough spot,

     or even a place of abundance,

     what is our first response?

Do we come before the LORD,

          drawing near to Him

in time of need or in favor?

Where God guides,

                 God provides.

Have we left room

      for His glory in this?

Trust in the

       slow redeeming of God.

Nothing random.

Nothing insignificant.

No mistakes.)

O LORD,

Even in what we consider

    the impossible,

You show Your glory.

Help us to trust You

and to know that

   complaining just

   trips us up

and keeps us from

         seeing Your hand

     even in this.