Abraham planted

    a tamarisk tree

    in Beersheba

and called there

on the name of the LORD,

     the everlasting God.

            Genesis 21. 33

(Do we mark God's provision

in our chronicle

of His faithfulness?

Not to remind God,

but that we would remember

His faithfulness

    and His Presence

in the next time of trouble.

God never promised

it would be easy

       in this broken world,

but "Be not afraid.

        I am with you."

The LORD will provide,

sometimes in

       unexpected ways,

always in His glory.

Never forget

His strong hold on you.)

O LORD,

May we plant

a forest of trees

to manifest

Your faithfulness

and goodness

and grace to us.

We have no clue

how infinite

Your faithfulness,

far beyond favorable

   circumstances or

   "answers" to our liking,

but Your Presence

like a million galaxies

exploding into view.

Help us to walk in Your Name

and to mark Your faithfulness

in all we do and say.