God lives and works today.
That should be the happy experience of your
life, too.
Not just some time, some day.
No, it can and should be your experience
today.
Listen to today's meditation by Basilia Schlink called,
My Day Before God.
Perhaps you still have a whole day ahead
of you, or perhaps you're already busily at
work.
But wherever you are, whatever you're doing at
the moment, however you feel, try for a
minute to become very quiet.
Fix in your heart on God alone, your
Father.
And let's pray together.
My Father, I thank you that you've given
me another day.
I know that you have thoughts of love
and goodness for me today, because you're my
Father and I'm your child.
O Lord, please give me eyes to see
your hand at work today, to do me
good through the love and kindness of other
people, through their taking care of me, through
help, joy, and all the good things for
body, soul, and spirit.
Let me be a grateful child today, really
thanking you, my Father, for the smallest tokens
of your love.
Grant that through thanksgiving I might recognize your
love more and more, and enter into deeper
and richer fellowship of child to father.
Don't let me take your good gifts for
granted today.
Guard me from viewing and taking advantage of
all your grace out of self-pride and
haughtiness.
Lord, free me from the sin of pride
which makes me so blind.
Give me the light to see that I'm
your creation, totally dependent upon your grace, and
furthermore a sinner who's lost every right to
your love and goodness.
Yes, Lord, help me to always remember that
every good gift comes only out of your
mercy and grace.
Dear Lord, I want to promise you that
I won't complain today about anything, for when
I start to make accusations against people and
circumstances, I'm really accusing you.
Cover my lips with the power of Jesus'
blood so that I don't sin by complaining
or grumbling.
Rather, let me answer as a repentant sinner
ought to by giving the right response to
everything you bring to me today, saying, thank
you, and again, thank you.
Please grant me the grace to be able
to give thanks even for the chastenings and
difficulties.
Help me to remember that suffering brings the
greatest blessing and that affliction gives birth to
glory.
And so let this day become a day
of thanksgiving in which I can show my
true childlike love for you as my Father.
And so let this day be a day
of joy for you, a day in which
my gratitude may rejoice your heart so that
your pleasure may rest upon me as your
creation and your child.
Heavenly Father, I am thy child.
Is there better to be found as such
loving union?
Oh, how blessed to be with thee, day
and night secure to be by thy love
surrounded.
Heavenly Father, I am thy child.
Tell me, is there anything in the world
more blessed?
How can trouble, hurt, or harm while I
rest within God's arm?
God esteems me precious.
This program by Basilea Schlenk has come to
you from the little land of Canaan.
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God bless you.