Today

The sun rises each day, and again later darkness falls.
Each day.


Each moment we must inhale life giving breathe into our lungs, and yet also release it back out.


Each day we must drink our water and eat our bread to survive.
And each day we must rid ourselves of the excess and waste that our food produces.


Each morning we must open our eyes, rise, and be about our work in the world... Yet every night we must lay our bodies down once again and drift away, carried by rest itself beyond our control.


We are daily people.


Each day we must pray.


There is zero coincidence that Jesus teaches his disciples to pray in this way,


Our Father in heaven
hallowed be your name
your kingdom come
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.


How often do you think we should pray this prayer?

Everyday, hallowed be your name
Everyday, your kingdom come...
Everyday, heaven come to earth!
Everyday, our daily bread
Everyday, forgive us the debts we owe
Everyday, we must forgive
Everyday, deliver us!


Our Salvation is an Everyday Salvation.


Creation itself is designed to exist in daily rhythm, life is given a day at a time.
What makes you think that everything "spiritual" would be any different?
Every day I am rescued from evil.
Everyday I am fed.
Every day heaven comes to earth as God's will be done.
Every day I learn how to breathe and be and do again.


Perhaps what is left for us mostly to do, is let yesterday and tomorrow be...
and learn how to be grateful for today.

"To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us - and He has given us everything." -Thomas Merton