January 20, 2022

“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!” (1 Samuel 12:16)

The witches in Macbeth are able to “look into the seeds of time and say which grain will grow and which will not.”No such luck for you and me. But would that really be luck? Do you really want a crystal ball? Isn’t it so much better to abdicate your future to the One who grows the seed for your own good?

What if you were able to attend to the day, the hour, the minute? There is so much to be savored, or endured with trust, or to be floored by. Imagine the time and freedom that would open up were you to abandon your quest to secure your own future!

“O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because in our weakness we can do nothing good without you, give us the help of your grace, that in keeping your commandments we may please you both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.” (Sixth Sunday After Epiphany – BCP)