And there

he built an altar to the LORD

and called upon

    the name of the LORD.

                Genesis 12. 8

(To what or to whom

     are we building an altar?

To God

         or to ourselves, perhaps?

When we worship God

    and not our stuff

    or achievements

    or our own well-being,

              everything changes.

First worship God,

and seek Him

    and not just a prescribed answer

            or preferred outcome.

The altar is not a place

    to drag and dump our troubles there,

                     but to come to Him.

Worshiping God

            is not a means to an end,

    but ultimately changes us

               to the core of our being

by seeking Him in His rightful place.

Have we built an altar to the LORD

      in this situation we are in?)

O LORD,

Show us how

    to worship You

no matter what is before us

  or where we find ourselves today.

May our work,

our attitudes,

our words and thoughts,

    bring glory to You,

even in ways we are unaware.

We do not lay our day before You

      to see how You can squeeze in,

    but ask that You

        lay Your day before us,

    Your grace and glory all over it.

Nothing too small,

          nothing random,

   nothing but nothing insignificant

                 in Your eyes.