O give thanks to the LORD,

for He is good,

for His steadfast love

         endures forever.

           Psalm 106. 1

(What is my response

  to this day ahead of me?

What is my reflection

  at the end of the day?

When we carry these words

          with us,

    engraved on our hearts

    marinating our words,

    and infiltrating our deeds,

they become our default,

our response,

our refrain,

and the reality

  that alters how we see God,

how we see others,

how we see ourselves,

how we respond to circumstances,

     nothing random at all

but saturated with His love,

even that which

      we cannot understand

                                 yet.)

 

O LORD,

We come to You

    with grateful hearts,

even in mystery

            or hard places

    or abundance

    that cannot be explained.

Your goodness is

      not just an adjective,

but a noun,

   because You are good.

Your steadfast love

          surrounds us.

Your mercies

   are fresh every morning

and tuck us in

          every night.