Daily Devotion - Wednesday, May 12

Rhythms in the Life Journey

“You visit the earth and water it, your greatly enrich it….”
--A songwriter announce his/her belief
in the Creator’s springtime goodness
Psalm 65: 9

This week we are spending our devotional time with some prayers and thoughts about the life journey. May is a busy month: births, end of a school year, graduations from high school and college, weddings are celebrated, and death visits, too! Today an anonymous prayer, probably of a parent attempting to summarize some important lessons for their “already mature” teenager:

“If you open it, close it.
If you turn it on, turn it off.
If you unlock it, lock it up.
If you break it, admit it.
If you can’t fix it, call in someone who can.
If you borrow it, return it.
If you value it, take care of it.
If you make a mess, clean it up.
If you move it, put it back.
If it belongs to someone else and you want to use it, get permission.
If you don’t know how to operate it, leave it alone.
If it’s none of your business, don’t ask questions.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
If it will brighten someone’s day, by all means, say it!”

--Ben Keckler
05.12.10