I cry out

       to God Most High,

to God who

       fulfills His purposes for me.

               Psalm 57. 2

(We are never in a

            random or stagnant place,

   never where God cannot use us

           for His purposes,

           for His glory,

           for those surrounding us,

                and those yet unborn.

There are no small obediences.

God is at work,

      both plural and very present.

"For great in your midst

   is the Holy One of Israel."

                 Isaiah 12.6

God does not just fill our time,

     nor our meager plans,

but fulfills His eternal purposes

      for each one of our lives.

Even in this.

Even when we don't get it,

we have only to be faithful.

     God does the rest.

And we will someday

               stand amazed.)

O LORD,

Order our days.

Align our hearts with Yours.

Help us to move past

          being willing

to being responsive,

    shoes tied on,

steadfast at our post,

faithful in whatever

     You place before us.

Your eternal purposes 

     for each one of us

are woven seamlessly

   even in what we don't recognize.

We stand this day

           in Your Presence.