Daily Reading
Daily Thought
He drives fast, whips around a little green car who is not in a hurry, and speeds ahead. The next light is red. Brake. Green light. Accelerate. Red light. Brake again. His eyes dart from the rear view mirror to the road ahead and back to the mirror. He will see the cop before the cop sees him. Switching lanes for the 20th time in 12 miles, the last turn is ahead. He checks his watch. Fifteen minutes. Not bad.
His shoulder aches. “Why am I so tense?” he wonders, as he rubs it.
“The wicked are like the tossing sea;
for it cannot be quiet,
and its waters toss up mire and dirt.
There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” ~Isaiah 57:20-21
He turns the corner and, one last time, glances at the mirror, spying the little green car coasting through the intersection from which he turned 10 seconds ago.
Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you to profit,
who leads you in the way you should go.
Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments!
Then your peace would have been like a river,
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.” ~Isaiah 54:17-18
The guy in the green car, his shoulders feel fine.
Daily Prayer
God of Peace, when I follow You, when I walk on the path You lay before me, when I pursue righteousness, I live confidently and I enjoy peace. Peace is found only in righteousness. What a wonderful feeling it is, Father, to think back on my day without shame. To smile because I made You smile. To know that I do not fear getting caught because I have nothing to hide. To live in the truth because I told no lies.
God, when I do what is right, I find rest. And it’s a lot easier to talk with You.
Amen
Daily Question
Would you describe your life more often as hectic or peaceful? Why?