easy access

 ♪All at once, everything is...♪

Monday, June 8, 2026 (4:47 a.m.)

Incredibly Awesome Father God,

Thank You for the ways You get our attention onto You. Where it so rightly belongs.

Thoughts. Songs. Reminders. Remembrances.

Thank You for time to sit and ponder. To truly consider ♪How Great Thou Art♪ (Psalm 86:10).

Thank You for the privilege of having easy access to Your Word.

(5:31 a.m.)

Mm, yes Lord. Such easy access.

I so often get lost. Lose sight of one thought [or song]. In deference to another.

Thank You that even here I choose to believe I am following You. Right back to 

 ♪…everything looks different

Now that I see YOU♪

(I See the Light)

Yes Father. Seeing You, our True Light, makes all the difference!

There are many plans for today. I have no certainty what the day will actually hold, but I do believe You hold it all. Right here in the palm of Your mighty hands.

Father, I am asking (Matthew 7:7) You to continue Your work in melting, molding, filling and using me [♪Spirit of the Living God♪ (Galatians 5:16)] exactly as You alone know is best. 

Again I thank You for the easy access I have in finding one song [and matching Scripture verse] after another. Father it’s You I long to follow. Represent. Reflect. Do all You must that I truly come to glorify and enJOY You forever.

I love, need, trust and want You Blessed Lord. Use me exactly as You wish.

(6:17 a.m.)

♪Then sings my soul,

My Savior God to Thee

How Great Thou Art 

How great Thou art♪

Remind me of Your greatness and Your nearness as often as is necessary. Just like with this translation of Psalm 30:5 in The Voice.

“His wrath, you see, is fleeting, but His grace lasts a lifetime. The deepest pains may linger through the night, but joy greets the soul with the smile of morning.”

Mm, yes! I didn’t see it on the first reading. Oh but here it is. My precious husband’s favorite verses.

Numbers 6:24-26. His own version:

“May the LORD bless you and keep you 

May He make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you 

May He turn His face toward you [and SMILE!] and give you peace.”

Yes Dear Lord. Thank You for such easy access to Your Word. Your Truth. Your promises. Teach me to share them well. Thank You. Praise You. 

♪I Surrender All♪

(Romans 6:13)

Amen.

(405 words ~ 6:32 a.m.)

 

intentional words and actions

 Sunday, June 7, 2026 (5:40 a.m.)

Blessed God,

Thank You so much. You are good. Faithful.

(7:23 a.m.)

Thank You for this time to worship and to wander. To pray and ponder. Father, You truly ARE good. And I am genuinely grateful.

Singing songs that come to mind, I hold You in my heart with each line.

♪Who Am I, that the Lord of all the earth would care to know my name?

Would care to feel my hurt?♪

♪… There’s only You and me

And We Just Disagree♪

♪God Is On the Move, on the move

Hallelujah

God is on the move

In many mighty ways♪

♪Are you hurting and broken within?

Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin?

Jesus is calling…

O Come to the Altar 

The Father’s arms are open wide♪

Being able to read of Your faithfulness makes me duly aware of how blessed we are to be loved by You. And how casual I have become in my own lack of faithfulness in putting the Truth of Your Word into practice.

Having spent decades depending on the hope we find in Your faithfulness (Lamentations 3:21-23) it took until this morning for me to read the full chapter. Forgive me for my shortsightedness Dear Lord.

I confess to wanting easy. Happy. Joyful. Thank You for reminding me that “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love” (Romans 5:3-5).

Faithful, Loving Father, I want to use this hope and Your love well. Remembering that troubles can be an opportunity for great joy (James 1:2). Trusting that when our faith is tested, our endurance has a chance to grow (v. 3). And when it is fully developed, we will be perfect and complete, needing nothing (4).

It is our hope in Your faithfulness that allows us to “be truly glad” (1 Peter 1:6a). Expecting, trusting, believing “There is wonderful joy ahead,” (6b). Do all You must dear Lord that I will “endure many trials for a little while” (6c).

Trials show faith to be genuine (7a). Tested as fire purifies gold (7b). Continue strengthening me I ask (Matthew 7:7) You Dear Lord. Reminding me to be strong in You and in Your mighty power (Ephesians 6:10).

I love, need, trust and want You Dear Lord. Be my Source of hope. Filling me completely with Your joy and peace because I trust in You. Overflow me “with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).

Make it so my words and actions intentionally line up with all You know to be best. Thank You. Praise You. Amen.

(494 words ~ 8:12 a.m.)

 

something brand-new

 Saturday, June 6, 2026 (6:06 a.m.)

Holy, Blessed God,

Thank You for continuing to teach us news things. Better ways of communicating. Learning to listen.

(6:42 a.m.)

Mm, yes. Father God, I desperately want to learn to listen.

(6:48 a.m.)

Thank You that we have Your Word. Ever teachings us Your ways. Enable me in applying Your directions in my everyday life.

In confronting the people of Judah, the prophet Isaiah spoke of their past sin. All the while pointing to Your promises.

“This is what GOD says, the God who builds a road right through the ocean, who carves a path through pounding waves, The God who summons horses and chariots and armies - they lie down and then can’t get up; they’re snuffed out like so many candles: ‘Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history, Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. Wild animals will say “Thank you!” - the coyotes and the buzzards - Because I provided water in the desert, rivers through the sunbaked earth, Drinking water for the people I chose, the people I made especially for myself, a people custom-made to praise me” (Isaiah 43:16-21 The Message).

You blessed me with such a road yesterday Lord. Opportunity to cautiously communicate with a much loved one. Each of us willing to take the other’s feelings into account. Without malice or manipulation. Thank You Lord.

I’m asking (Matthew 7:7) You to continue Your work in empowering me to “… be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry” (James 1:9).

Mm. The half brother of Jesus had it right all those years ago! 

“Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. So get rid of all filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. But don’t just listen to God’s Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves” (vs. 20-22).

Keep teaching me Lord. I can be such a slow study!

“Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut” (Proverbs 10:19).

“Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent” (Proverbs 17:28).

I want to live the life You have set for me Dearest Lord. Continue doing the something brand-new that You know is best. I want to learn to listen. I love, need, trust and want You Blessed God. Use me as only You can. Thank You. Praise You. Amen.

(457 words ~ 7:20 a.m.)

becoming kiltered

 Friday, June 5, 2026 (5:11 a.m.)

Holy God,

I’m looking to You (Micah 7:7). To know You. To love You. For endurance (Hebrews 12:1). Your guidance.

(5:31 a.m.)

I’m confessing a struggle to You right now Dear Lord. My thoughts and emotions are darting all over the place.

Evidence of strained relationships keep coming to mind. Replays of certain looks. Tones of voice. Turns of phrase.

Father, I long to love You as You desire. Yet the speed bumps I continue encountering throw me wildly off-kilter. Do all You must blessed God in teaching me to stay Your course.

(6:38 a.m.)

Having turned to Psalm 34:5, I read also verse 4. Then up to the beginning. Father, thank You that a song began humming to me immediately upon reading the words “freed from all my fears” (v. 4b).

Attempting to find words to match the tune all I knew for sure was “… of the Father.” Was it “love…”? “The name…”? “Child…”?

Quite unsure that this is it, I’m content to sing of Your heart. 

♪Jesus, Your name is power, it’s breath and living water

And Your Spirit guides me to the Heart of the Father♪

Looking to You. Wanting to know and be loved by You. It IS Jesus’ name that is power. And the Spirit who guides me. 

Continue Your work in drawing me back to You every single time I start drifting off the course You have planned for me. I love, need, trust and want You as the absolute LORD of my life. Do all You must. As You alone know is best. Thank You. Praise You. Amen.

(277 words ~ 7:04 a.m.)

deep thoughts

 Thursday, June 4, 2026 (4:53 a.m.)

Blessed Lord,

My thoughts have been quite deep lately. Thank You that they frequently come back to You.

(5:11 a.m.)

Isn’t this just like you?!

I come here thinking about my own deep thoughts. And end up reading and learning about Yours. Thank You God. Thank You Father.

Psalm 92. And now I’m singing.

♪Who Am I, that the Lord of all the earth

Would care to know my name

Would care to feel my hurt?

Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star

Would choose to light the way

For my ever wandering heart?♪

Yes! Who am I indeed!

(5:51 a.m.)

Time to look. Think. Ponder. And once again I’m singing.

♪Don’t gotta be somebody when I’m already Somebody to You 

Got nothing to prove anymore

So there’s nothing to lose anymore

You’re gonna keep on loving me for more than the things that I do♪

Father, thank You!

Reading some of what is written about Your deep thoughts, and my mind boggles at how much I truly don’t know. I find such comfort in learning to trust and believe that which I do not understand (Proverbs 3:5). Your love for each and every one of us.

“‘My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,’ says the LORD, ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8-9).

How cool to me that Your thoughts are not only deep (Psalm 92:5) they are high as well.

“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to the Most High. It is good to proclaim Your unfailing love in the morning, Your faithfulness in the evening… You thrill me, LORD, with all You have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done. O LORD, what great works You do! And how deep are Your thoughts” (Psalm (92:1-2, 4-5).

“Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand His decisions and His ways! For who can know the LORD’s thoughts? Who knows enough to give Him advice?” (Romans 11:33-34).

Father God, thank You for this opportunity to explore how much deeper [and higher!] Your thoughts are than mine. How I ask (Matthew 7:7) You to continue Your work in preparing me for all You have planned.

Embolden, empower and enable me to think, say, be and do all that You know is best. I love, need, trust and want You Dearest Lord. Use me as only You can. Thank You. Praise You. Amen.

(457 words ~ 6:31 a.m.)

all at once

 Wednesday, June 3, 2026 (4:07 a.m.)

♪All at once♪

(I See the Light)

Holy God,

It’s quite interesting to me that I’ve been singing ♪Somebody To You♪ for days. Even again earlier this morning.

Finally ready to bring it to You and “Bam!” It changed. Almost instantly I went from not having to ♪be somebody when I’m already somebody to You♪ to ♪all at once everything♪ looking and being different.

Father God, how I thank You for the ways You get our attention. Mm, yes. There is much to be found about putting our attention on You.

(5:54 a.m.)

So much to be found indeed!

Father, thank You for being right here in our midst. The more I read about Your omnipresence, the greater grows my hope.

Reading in and of Your Word

(6:16 a.m.)

I walk away. And come back. Repeatedly.

It’s too much! “I scarce can take it in.”

And would You just look at that? Lyrics from yet another song. ♪How Great Thou Art♪

Blessed, Holy, Father God,

I long to experience You as You know is best. In all the wondering and wandering that is necessary.

To come before You. Humbly. Hungry for Your presence. Truly just to be with You.

With all the thoughts and plans of things needing attention around, I’m asking (Matthew 7:7) You to guide and direct my decision making process. I am deeply flawed dear Lord. My energies and intent wane far more than they grow these days. Do all You must to the end You have for me.

Zephaniah 3:17 tells us, “For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty Savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With His love, He will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”

Announced originally to Jerusalem, I wonder if this promise holds true for us believers now? I choose to believe it does.

Father, I love, need, trust and want You. Continue Your work in, with, by, through and for me that I will truly recognize Your presence throughout every given day. Thank You. Praise You. Amen.

(364 words ~ 6:43 a.m.)