Daily Devotions - Thursday, July 17

“God Be in My Head”

“Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
for God will speak peace to his people…”
--An ancient song
Psalm 85: 8

Some years ago the Reverend Jim Cotter wrote a brief prayer entitled, “God be in my head.” Over the years the prayer has been expanded. We offer these excerpts as a prayer for today:

“God be in my head and in my understanding
God be in my eyes and in my looking
God be in my mouth and in my speaking
God be in my tongue and in my tasting
God be in my lips and in my greeting

God be in my arms and in my reaching
God be in my hands and in my working
God be in my legs and in my walking
God be in my joints and in my relating

God be in my guts and in my feeling
God be in my bowels and in my forgiving
God be in my lungs and in my breathing
God be in my heart and in my loving

God be in my blood and in my living
God be in my bones and in my dying
God be at my end and at my reviving. Amen.”

Ben Keckler
07.17.08