And on that day

there shall be inscribed

on the bells

of the horses,

     "Holy to the LORD."

And the pots

in the house of the LORD

shall be as the bowls

before the altar.

             Zechariah 14. 20

(The patterns of the

 sacred order of things

are inscribed

all around us.

Even the ordinary

            is sacred,

every moment holy,

every word and deed

  devoted to Him,

as it should be,

a means of worship.

Write His name

  at the top of our paper

Who this day belongs to.

Inscribe and engrave

on everything

       in this day,

  "Holy to the LORD."

Not as a reminder

              to Him,

           but to us.

His name changes

my vision

toward this opportunity

and even that irritation.

Nothing

can remain the same,

not even my attitude

           in it.)

O LORD,

May we see this day,

just steps away

from the end of this year,

with Your eyes

and our hearts

      aligned with Yours.

May we engrave

   Your holy name

on everything we do

and say

and think

and pray,

how we see what is

        around us

and how we love

    who is around us.

Help us to bring

   Your name to this place

and situation

and relationship.

For the well-being

            of others.

For Your glory

    in every dimension.

For the flourishing

      of Your kingdom.