Your way was through the sea,

Your path through

               the great waters,

yet

    Your footprints were unseen.

                     Psalm 77.19

(And even when I am unaware,

   God's fingerprints are

                    all over this,

His footprints are still leading me,

            even in this,

            even through this.

God works in such unexpected ways

      and unlikely situations

that He cannot be explained away.

His way was through the impossible,

                past tense.

His footprints are still marking our way,

                present tense.

We often cannot yet see

         until it appears

         in the rearview mirror.

The edge of the sea

              is not the end of the story.

His grand narrative for our lives

           is not yet finished.

We think we are going to drown,

   and our feet don't even get wet.)

O LORD,

You have said,

         "Trust Me in this."

Help us to trust You more.

May Your feet go before us,

may Your voice lead our way,

may we be faithful to You,

   even when we don't understand,

may we realize our need for You

  and Your Presence with us.

Bless, O LORD,

            many people through this.

Even in what we

        only consider as ordinary.

Because it is never just ordinary.