And the commander

        of the LORD's army

        said to Joshua,

"Take off your sandals

               from your feet,

for the place where you

   are standing is holy.

And Joshua did so.

                   Joshua 5. 15

(Right here.

Right where we are

    even in this barren place.

How differently would we

    approach what is before us,

navigate this rocky path,

and live,

if we realized where we walk

and where God guides us

             is sacred ground?

God has strategically placed us here

    for His purposes,

    for His Kingdom,

    for His glory,

and for His love for us.

All we do and where we walk

     is a form of worship.)

O LORD,

Please make us mindful

    of all we do today

    to consider and embrace

            Your way in this.

Align our hearts with Yours

  that we would see this place,

  or situation,

  or difficulty,

              even the joys ,

differently because

   You walk with us here

   on sacred ground.