But the saints of the Most High

shall receive the kingdom

and possess the kingdom

          forever,

          forever and ever.

               Daniel 7. 18

(God's Kingdom is

not just that which is

            yet to come,

but what is now,

the flourishing

       of the Gospel

in what we hear,

we see with our eyes,

we look upon

           day after day,

and touch with our hands.

His Kingdom is not just next,

           but now.

What are we looking toward,

praying toward,

working toward,

loving others toward,

pointing,

seeking,

and nurturing in our lives

  and the lives of others?

The Kingdom is

    being planted by His Word

and tiny seeds of His grace

  wherever we can sow.

The Gospel is made manifest

              in our lives,

not as a statement of beliefs

              or worldview,

but through

  our own personal story

  woven into His,

and with the name of Jesus

  written all over it.)

O LORD,

Help us to tend

to our little corner of

   Your kingdom

where You have placed us.

Even in barren soil,

  You alter the landscape.

Even in the wilderness,

  You bring Your glory.

Even in gloomy days

    of great hardship,

  or filled with what

  we see as just ordinary,

You are already working

mightily before us.

Align our hearts to Yours,

               O LORD.

Be our vision

            into this day.