Unfolding

OH God! My God.

How good you are. How marvelous. How just. How powerful and mighty, and yet so very gentle with us.

I praise you this morning that you reveal yourself to us. I praise you that you disclose who you are to us. To us. You unfold yourself in increments—one fold at a time so we might see your glory little by little and not be overwhelmed. Even in this we see your care and concern for your people.

This morning I ask that you unfold more. Increase our capacity to hold one more unfolding. Increase the space within our own spirits to hold just a little bit more of your glory.

My God! My God. There is none like you. None. I’ve looked.

Please show us yourself. Manifest in the daily routine of our lives until we see you in the sheen of an ice cube. In the wind that causes the trees to bend and wake. Help us to see you in a child’s face. Reveal yourself to us in the pained face of an addict. Open our eyes to see you behind the mask of people who are hiding for shame of being found out. Make us aware of people who pretend for fear of being rejected if they do not.

Today, we ask for your unfolding. Today, may we see your face and be changed.

Amen