And I am sure

that He who began

  a good work in you

will bring it

        to completion

at the day of

   Jesus Christ.

          Philippians 1. 6

(God is not limited

        by time.

Completion

  is already taking place

past, present, future tense

in the redeeming

          of all things.

Even in the hard stuff,

the storms,

the mysteries,

the unexpected joys,

God is not just at work,

but bringing to completion

His good work

     in our flourishing,

     the welfare of others,

   the building of His kingdom.

How can He use this?

Every day is a story

    of His faithfulness.)

O LORD,

We come to You,

knowing that we abide

in Your divine appointments

and change

        degree by degree

by divine encounters

    with others and You.

Help us to be aware

                of You,

not just in this moment

                     or day,

but Your grander narrative.

Help us to be sensitive

in preparing Your way

  for the gospel

in the lives of those

         all around us.