Walk with Me

 

Enoch walked with God...

             Genesis 5. 22

(That is the one thing

     God asks of us:

            Walk with Me.

That daily practice far exceeds

 any agenda, goals, resolutions,

way beyond what we can

    imagine or expect.

After a long list of generations,

Enoch's life is distinguished by

  his long-going walk with God,

a relationship which infiltrated

   who he was, what he did and said,

   and how he approached

   circumstances, great and small.

He did not live as if

             he walked alone.

Walking means not an occasional stroll,

    but a manner of life.

Even the word "with" in Hebrew

   means near, together with,

   and in relationship.

By what are we known?

How does that change how we

    respond and navigate today?)

O LORD,

Of all the things swirling around,

the tasks and responsibilities,

   the joys and really hard stuff,

the one thing essential is that

          we walk with You in it.

Anoint our hearts with

    Your strength and grace.

Please help us to respond

     to Your appointments,

those we anticipate and

     even the unexpected ones.

Empower us to tie on our shoes

          and walk today with You.

One step and then another.