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Lord God, the strongest and brightest of us
are as fragile as a floating bubble,
unsteady as a newborn kitten on a waxed kitchen floor.
If we keep our footing in the shaky space
between our arrival and departure from this world
we owe our survival – not to mention our success – to many other people
who held us up and helped us crawl or fly or muck our way through
and to You, God, who keeps breathing life into our lungs
the way a child keeps puffing air into a leaking balloon.
We take our every step in the energy of mercy . . .
We see each flower, taste each drop of water,
sense the presence of each person around us,
through your gift of consciousness.
For all this may we be grateful.
Lewis Smedes, 1921 – 2002, American ethicist and author in the Reformed tradition
Prayers for Today, slightly modified
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Yes, the Sovereign Lord is coming in power.
He will rule with a powerful arm.
See, he brings his reward with him as he comes.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
He will carry the lambs in his arms,
holding them close to his heart.
He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.
He will rule with a powerful arm.
See, he brings his reward with him as he comes.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
He will carry the lambs in his arms,
holding them close to his heart.
He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.
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