A heartfelt prayer

I remember the first time I was given a reading assignment for a book by theologian Walter Brueggemann.  I thought I would die before the first chapter ended.  Then, suddenly, something clicked for me in his writing.  In the middle of a paragraph, I was captivated.  Now, I love his work!  I came across a prayer, given to my teammates and I on a retreat last year, and I kept the prayer in my journal.  Today, I wanted to share it with you.  (Sorry, I don't know where he originally published this!)

"God before and God behind,
God for us and God for your own self,
Maker of Heaven and earth,
Creator of sea and sky,
Governor of day and night.

We give thanks for your ordered gift of lift to us,
for the rhythms that reassure,
for the equilibriums that sustain,
for the reliabilities that curb our anxieties,
we treasure from you,
days to work and nights to rest
We cherish from you,
days to control and nights to yield,
We savor from you,
days to plan and nights to dream.

Be our day and our night,
our heaven and our earth,
our sea and our sky,
and in the end our true home.  Amen" (Walter Brueggemann)

I love the sense of peace that comes from living this prayer, believing this prayer.  What confidence we can have with God before us and behind us!  We are surrounded with His love.  "Be our day and our night....and in the end our true home."  The last year has been full of transitions for me, leaving one home to make another for myself.  Through it all, I'm being reminded that I will only feel at home when God is my day and my night, my true home.

Blessings to you all :)