In the LORD

    I take refuge...

          Psalm 11. 1

(Not in circumstances,

not in favorable surroundings,

not in getting my way,

not in my own abilities,

       but in Him.

A refuge is where

              and in Whom

not to escape or hide

  but to be strengthened

  and able to go forth

                          again.

Seeking God,

       trusting Him in this,

changes our journey,

transforms our hearts,

and radically alters the outcome,

   most of which we are not aware.

Trusting God is not an event,

       but a pattern of response,

fully developed not in crisis,

   but on the most ordinary days

             and littlest details.

Indeed, there are

            no ordinary days,

    nor small details.

His refuge,

             my home address.)

O LORD,

May we seek refuge in You

from the very beginning

                of this day,

that we may be well aware

    of Your Presence with us.

Remind us as we go forth

   where we have been,

nourished, strengthened

    and changed

    by our time with You.