...to Him who alone

      does great wonders,

for His steadfast love

               endures forever.

                Psalm 136. 4

(God's great wonders

        are not limited

        by what we see as spectacular.

His great wonders are

              woven seamlessly

not just in extraordinary occurrences,

but in what only appears as ordinary.

Wherever we are, we are surrounded

             by great wonders,

             sacred ground,

             divine appointments

             and opportunities to worship Him.

Do we pay attention to His Presence?

Will we recognize His great wonders today

             or just explain Him away?

Twenty-six times

            in twenty six verses of Psalm 136

            is repeated:

Give thanks to the LORD,

for He is good,

for His steadfast love endures forever.

How differently would we live

    if we engraved this truth

                      into our day?)

O LORD,

You are good.

You are doing good,

      even in the hard stuff.

Help us to turn to You,

trust You,

and recognize

      not just Your fingerprints,

but You, O Almighty One,

                in our midst.