Friday, March 5, 2010

Daily Devotion - Friday, March 5

A Sense of Humor

“Where can I go from God’s spirit?
Where can I flee from God’s presence?”

--Questions raised by a songwriter (Psalm 139: 7)

We’ve made it to Friday and I share with you one of my favorite prayers.

God,
Give me a sense of humor
Give me the grace to see a joke,
To get some pleasure out of life
And pass it on to other folk.


Have a good day and a wonderful weekend.

--Ben Keckler
03.05.10

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Daily Devotion - Thursday, March 4

God Always Present

“Where can I go from God’s spirit?
Where can I flee from God’s presence?”

Questions raised by a songwriter (Psalm 139: 7)

A prayer for times when life is filled with health and blessings:

When the wind blows
That is my medicine.

When it rains
That is my medicine

When it hails
That is my medicine.

When it becomes clear after a storm
That is my medicine.

For when I am healthy,
I sense God’s medicine in all that surrounds me.


--Ben Keckler
03.04.10

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Daily Devotion - Wednesday, March 3

St. Teresa of Avila Prayer

“Where can I go from God’s spirit?
Where can I flee from God’s presence?”

--Questions raised by a songwriter (Psalm 139: 7)

Today’s devotional life takes us back almost 500 years. This is a prayer of Saint Teresa of Avila:

“Let nothing disturb you
Nothing frighten you,
All things are passing;
Patient endurance
Attains all things:
One whom God possesses
Wants nothing
For God alone suffices.”


--Ben Keckler
03.03.10

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Daily Devotion - Tuesday, March 2

God Everywhere

“Where can I go from God’s spirit?
Where can I flee from God’s presence?”

--Questions raised by a songwriter (Psalm 139: 7)

A prayer for the day:
The light of God surrounds me;
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me.
Wherever I am, God is.


--Ben Keckler
03.02.10

Monday, March 1, 2010

Daily Devotion - Monday, March 1

A New Week

“Where can I go from God’s spirit?
Where can I flee from God’s presence?”

Questions raised by a songwriter (Psalm 139: 7)

A new week begins.
Filled with new challenges and opportunities, a new week begins.
Filled with chaos and surprise, a new week begins.
Faith is an option for all our experiences; a new week begins.

--Ben Keckler
03.01.10