...and behold,

the staff of Aaron

for the house of Levi

had sprouted

and put forth buds

and produced blossoms,

and it bore ripe almonds.

            Numbers 17. 8

(We are quick to pray.

But are we as quick

to recognize

      the hand of God

in the answer,

even in what

   we never expected?

God specializes

in what we see as

             impossible.

God's glory is revealed

         all around us

         on a daily basis.

Do we recognize,

accept,

and acknowledge Him?

God listens,

and He always responds.

Sometimes in ways

far deeper than

    the need on the surface.

Most often in ways

   beyond our comprehension,

beyond what we can see.

God's response

always encompasses

   far more than my own

    feeble request.)

O LORD,

Forgive us

for trying to put

limits on what You can do.

Forgive us for

   missing out on Your wonders

by explaining away

      what You have done,

how You have provided,

how You sustain us,

and Your almighty hand.

How we acknowledge You

reveals how we see You,

                 O God.

Help us to trust You,

cast our burdens before You,

and see Your glory.

Your wonders are ripe

    and all around us.

In Your scope,

there is no dividing line

between the ordinary

       and the extraordinary.