Faithfulness in the Ordinary

 

O LORD, make me know my end

and what is the measure

                       of my days.

Let me know how fleeting I am.

       

                   Psalm 39. 4

(God has granted each of us

      a measure of days.

May we not waste them,

   but make the most of our time,

even today, even in this,

to seize every opportunity

               as we are able

   to fulfill His plans for us.

We can't rewind the past,

  the days we have wasted,

    but we have today.

May we use the time before us

        for His purposes and glory.

Our lives consist of ordinary days.

We can't do everything,

    but we can do something,

   nothing insignificant in His sight.

When we come before Him

   at the beginning of the day,

God lays out His day for us,

    with no interruptions,

    just divine appointments.

May we beware of distractions

   that only deflate our tires,

take up every seat in the room,

and keep us

   from our appointed tasks.

What is the one thing today?

        To honor Him.)

O LORD,

We confess what we have done

    and what we have left undone.

Forgive our sin

             of wasting time.

Align our hearts with Yours.

Order our days.

Help us to keep our eyes on You.

Grant us the courage

   not just to walk away

           from what distracts,

      to avoid the potholes,

           but to walk with You.

Empower us

   not just to get something done,

but to be faithful

  in whatever You place before us.

Be fruitful in us.

This is the day You have made.

May we rejoice

              and be glad in it.