Mark the blameless

    and behold the upright...

               Psalm 37. 37

(Watch carefully

    what the faithful ones do,

how they approach situations,

how they navigate the storms,

how they seek God's guidance,

     and how they trust Him.

What are their daily liturgies,

      engraved habits,

      and their commitments?

They make different choices,

      walk differently

             even on the same path,

     and discover new outcomes.

They live as if everything matters.

           Because it does,

           far more than we can know.

Every action, word and decision

     is divinely anointed and appointed

and impacts a thousand generations.)

O LORD,

Make us aware of how

        even in what we consider ordinary

    has eternal implications

          for a thousand generations.

The choices of the faithful in the past

    have impacted our own lives

                            going forward.

The daily choices we make

      are also sown in sacred ground.

Help us to seek out those

              who love and trust You

and be sensitive to

        how they walk before You.

We too can be faithful.

We can stake our lives on You,

      even in the difficult,

      even in the ordinary,

      even when we don't understand.

You redeem everything.