We have worship twice a day here — at 9am before work and at 9pm at the very end of the day (things change in winter, but that’s the routine for most of the year). I’m finding it very important to me to have the day framed by worship and prayer, even on the days when I’m not particularly paying attention or feeling prayerful. It reminds me that God is here no matter my experience, that my day is filled with God and goodness, whether I notice it or not — indeed, whether I want it or not. I’m reminded of Psalm 139:
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there.
If I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
If I settle on the far side of the sea,
Even there, your hand will guide me,
Your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say “Surely the darkness will hide me
And the light become night around me,”
Even the darkness will not be dark to you,
The night will shine like the day,
For darkness is as light to you.
Now add to that the fact that, as I sit writing this at 4:05pm, the sun has set, and it won’t return until 8:30 tomorrow morning… it’s nice to know that even the darkness is as light to God. =)
For all of this — God’s presence everywhere, the days framed by worship, the light in the midst of the dark — I am immensely grateful.
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