Day 7: September 21, 2013
It’s hard to remember to pray. I try to give God thanks before every meal, when I wake up, and when I’m preparing for bed. But it’s just as easy to feel guilty and ashamed when we forget or are too exhausted from the day’s work.
Thankfully, our God has given us other ways to give thanks and praise to our Creator. The prophet Isaiah explains that we may also give praise to God by sharing what we have with others. Isaiah wants us to know that God sees our “light breaking forth” whenever and wherever we practice justice, love, and liberation. A mouthful of food might get between us and our daily prayers, but when the table is shared with others the meal itself becomes a prayer of thanksgiving to God.
Holy and Merciful God, we give you thanks. Guide our hands and feet, O Lord, that we might seek out those in the world who are standing in need of our presence. Help us become ambassadors of your love and justice. Help us remember to pray, not only with our lips, Lord, but with our whole being. Amen.
Rev. Nathan Dannison
First Congregational Church, UCC
Kalamazoo, MI
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