Everyday Eternal

Sunday Psalm 3.1.26

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Father God 
Lord Jesus 
Holy Spirit 

We present ourselves before You again this Sunday.
After this ordinary week, on this ordinary morning, 
Having eaten our ordinary breakfast,
We gather to declare the glory of 
Your most extraordinary existence.

Forgive us if we are not taking seriously enough
What we are doing here.
It’s a challenge to live a routine life
And also keep an eye on the eternal.

We are blinded by the laundry and the cooking
And the news and the ditch digging.
We are distracted by what we view, what we read,
What we touch and taste and smell.

Jesus, You know what it is to inhabit both
The ordinary and the celestial.
We try, but we need You to inhabit us that
We might span the spheres of 
The everyday and the eternal.

Help us see You here, now,
In us, with us, among us,
Drawing us ever deeper.

When we are aware of living in union with You,
Our focus broadens and we can see 
The now, the surrounding, and the soon to come.

Whatever sort of life on earth remains, 
We will never give up declaring Your
Truth and goodness and beauty.
There’s always more to look forward to
When time and eternity join and 
We behold You as You are and will be forever. 
Amen.