Today Lord,.

I feel you stirring in the innermost recesses of my soul. I feel the churning of your spirit and I am listening.

Invite me into the secret place of your counsel that I may k.now your heart in the coming days.

Set me in place that my feet can not be moved. Protect me from the terror of the night and the arrows of the day. May I find refuge under the shelter of your wings.

When there is coldness , draw me into the flaming burden of your heart, that I may share your tears.

When there is hardness, melt me with once glance of your eyes that I may be pliable clay in your hands.

When I hesitate, reach for me with your scared hands, that I may see and believe and know.

When I feel outside, show me the place you prepared for me in our Fathers House.

Teach my lips to speak truth.

Unite my heart to serve you.

Keep my gaze steady and fixed that I will not waver in the coming storm.

Open my ears to hear the sound of heaven as I walk the roads of Earth.

May I carry with me always the oil and the wine as I tread upon the Bloody Way that is my own Jericho Road.

Give me eyes to see the alienated and perishing brother and sister in the ditch.

Train my hands for war.

The real war against a lukewarm and apathetic spirit.

May I give willingly when redemption is costly.

Clean hands,

Pure Heart

Open Eyes

Strength in the innermost part of my being.

I ask this today, Lord. All for today.

Today,

I will remain present. I will not check out, instead I will check in.

I will feel all that is asking to be felt, heard, seen, embraced, forgiven, released, and acknowledged.

Today,

I remind myself that eternity has been placed in my heart so that I may know the Divine Love that surrounds my life.

Today,

I remind my soul of its truest inhabitant. Christ.

Christ in me, is perfect peace, perfect love, perfect joy.

Christ in me, is hope eternal, unwavering faith, unlimited mercy,

Christ in me, is life abundant, life expectant, life enjoyed.

Christ in me, is will surrendered, will relinquished, will given to the Father’s plans

Today,

I let go of yesterdays failures, regrets, missteps, and stumblings.

Today,

I look upward, and forward, and outward towards the promise that ONE DAY.

I will be whole. Complete. Lacking Nothing. Perfect. Spotless. Radiant. Tear Less and Joy-full.

Today,

I will watch and believe that mercy and goodness follow me as I walk in the friendship of grace with my myself, and with others. Giving to others what I desperately need

A reciprocity of space to be in the mess. A companionship of soul.

For Today.

I am launching my new YouTube Channel, A Soul Care Minute to get the words of hope out to those who need a reminder that life matters, and we are not alone.

Thank you dear reader for supporting my work, and being here to listen to the cries of my heart. You presence here is what keeps me going.

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Transcript to the video:

Lord,

My soul Is heavy,

My eyes are downcast.

My feet feel as though there is no place solid and safe to set them.

Be my rock.

Be the lifter of my head.

Be the solid ground upon which I stand.

I need you to remind my soul the wicked will not prosper forever.

I must remember how close you are to the broken hearted, how near you are to the afflicted, and how you hear every cry of the oppressed.

You champion the poor, and long to do good to those who seek your face.

Remind me how you rebuked those who would forbid little children to be held by your arms. You said such were the kingdom of heaven.

So, I stand before you today for the children Lord.

Hear the cry of the oppressed in every factory, sweat shop and labor camp in which their tender lives are lived in crushing toil to feed the greed of nations. Help me to be satisfied with less, that my wants would not be satisfied at the expense of their innocence.

Hear the cry of the trafficked child torn from home and given to the lusts of men. Rescue them Lord. Heal their soul. Restore for them family, safety, love, Help my eyes to see the signs and help my hands to reach. Give me courage to advocate against a culture of perversion.

Hear the cry of the silenced, shamed, victims walking in the midst of our churches, our cities, our schools. Give them a voice Lord. Give me ears to hear.

Suffer the little children to come unto you today, for such is your kingdom, forever. Amen