The end has come, and all is finished,
A year complete, of yearnings and strivings,
The lights above aligned in journey,
And moving in their maddened course,
Decree that time must crest and wane. Continue reading “All Threads to Weave”
For the moment now
Lord of eternity, thank you for putting the future into our minds.
At the same time we make and begin to carry out plans for an entire year, help us still to pray about our daily bread and to live a day at a time.
Let the big plans give us focus for what to do right now.
Let the comprehensive vision guide us in our actions at the present.
Make the grand idea bring meaning to the hour we occupy at present.
For the moment now are we thankful, O God.