A Morning Prayer

God, all wise

Undeniable beauty creator

Life sustainer

Moment Maker

Good morning

Like gravity, the stream of time is a mortal reality, yet transcendent

You ordain our days.

Like a perceived puddle on pavement our self-consumed, self-important nature is at best

a heat-induced illusion - a mirage - false reality.

Without the shelter of Your grace

we would dissipate in the relentless heat of our fallen existence.

Father, let the renewing, regenerating, refreshing flow of Your grace

Make me new today. 

Recreate in me both the hunger for and the courage to recognize

and respond to You

Your purposes and priorities.

With hands and heart open before You -