But David remained

     in the wilderness.

         1 Samuel 26.3

(Why in the world am I

in this strange place?

Because God has

strategically placed

      me here

for His purposes,

for His glory,

and for the wellbeing

     of many people.

Sometimes the wild

and the unknown

is the safest place on earth.

The wilderness is

           never barren,

but the site of

tremendous growth

in our relationship with God,

the ripening of His purposes,

the revealing of

         the great beauty

         of who He is.)

O LORD,

May we seek You today

wherever you place us,

in the known and ordinary,

in the wild and unknown.

There You are with us.

Fulfill Your purposes

            in and through us.

Open our eyes

to Your wonders

            all around us.

Use this wilderness time

to prepare and equip us.

Help us to be vastly aware

       of Your Presence

even in strange situations,

       for Your glory

and to bring Your name there.