lots of practice

 Saturday, March 28, 2026 (6:36 a.m.)

Holy God,

Thank You for learning. You have so very much to teach us.

Important things. Like love. Forgiveness. Patience. Understanding. You provided me lots of practice these last few days.

Father, thank You for the privilege of sharing space with others. Learning to communicate with one another. Allowing each of us to experience circumstances at our own speed and severity.

Thank You for the decades of practice You have afforded me already. I have the desire to learn even more about taking each day as it comes. Rife with possibility. And very little expectation.

Thank You for the privilege of laughter. Fun. Do-overs. Surprises.

Blessed God, I want to honor You this day (Psalm 118:24a). The one You have made. I want very much to rejoice and be glad in it (v. 24b).

Each new day is NOT guaranteed. They truly are gifts from You. How I ask (Matthew 7:7a) You that I will treat them as such. Prized. Treasured. Not to be wasted.

(7:18 a.m.)

Thank You for reminding me of the importance of taking baby steps in the learning of new to me things. Take the fine art of communication for instance.

Holy God, I want to be a better listener. Learning to pay acute attention to the nuances in voice inflections. The raising and lowering of tones as well as volume. And not responding in kind.

We, as a household of three and four these past several days, were able to navigate our way through many potential landmines of miscommunication. Not being fully present in what was being said at the time. Jumping ahead to the drawing of our own conclusions. Taking things personally. Plain old hurt feelings. You taught us a lot Dear Lord. Thank You.

(7:38 a.m.)

Again I ask You to keep teaching me Father. One baby step at a time.

I love You. I need You. I trust and want You as absolute Lord and Master of my very being. Do all You must that I will learn to serve You as You so rightly deserve. Use me exactly as You know is best. Thank You. Praise You. Amen.

(364 words ~ 7:42 a.m.)