Meditation on Psalm 23 Verse 3

"He leads me in the paths of righteousness"

I don't have to worry

or stress

or work it out

or pace back and forth

till my brain explodes.

I don't have to figure out

complex riddles

or mind bending equations.

I don't have to have a degree

in advanced moral ethics.

I don't have to fear

that I'll make the wrong choice

or fall at that hurdle

or come up short.

I am not the one who has to understand

everything

hold every possibility

weigh every fraction of opportunity.

He leads me.

He knows the way.

He knows the paths of righteousness

because He formed and laid them down.

What is my call?

To follow as He leads.

Thankful

 I am thankful

that I wake every morning
through the year's turning,

grateful for another day
laden with God's grace
towards me.

I am thankful
that I can speak
words of blessing
to my family and others.

I can breathe in
the new day deeply
and breathe out praise
to My Creator.

I am thankful
that I can walk
and run
and dance
if I want to,

work hard co-laboring amidst Creation,
and feel the pleasure
of accomplishment satisfied.

I am thankful
that I can hear
love and care
from others speech,

words chosen to bring life.

I can know the joy and
comfort in friendship shared.

I am thankful
that I can see
God's wonders
pressing in
causing me delight.

Sun, stars and moon
illuminating His Glory.

I am thankful
that I can know God.

Not just know about Him,
but know Him in the intimacy of silence
and the communion of worship.

I can speak with Him,
walk with Him, hear His voice,
see His works,

wake each day knowing
He is always there.

I am thankful.