...the LORD

will rule over you.

         Judges 9. 23

(Completely different

          journey,

radically different

         outcome.

Whom do we seek?

Whom do we choose

    not just to bow before,

    but walk with?

Everyone worships

   something or someone.

Who I worship today

changes the trajectory

                 of my life,

and impacts

everyone around me.)

O LORD,

You are the Almighty.

Rule not just over us,

but in us

and through us,

Your steadfast love,

Your forgiveness,

Your hope and joy.

Be manifest in us today

wherever we are,

in whatever we do,

and among whomever

  You place on our path.

May we take Your hand

and walk with You

through the joys

and through the mess.

Help us to know

that You are God,

and we don't have to be.

Calm our hearts,

order our days,

align our hearts

           with Yours.

Help me to take Your hand

as I walk with you

   into what I cannot yet see

to trust You more,

to know You more,

to love You even more.