6:14 a.m.

God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.  - Genesis 1:5 (RSV)

Sitting in the cockpit of a sailboat anchored in a quiet cove.  To my left, the sky gradually warmed toward sunrise.  To my right, the moon slid down, setting simultaneously with the sunrise.

Sunrise, 

                                                                             Moon set.

 Lord, thank you for both Day and Night, the sun and the moon which you have ordained.  Amen.

Lifetime Guarantee

God gives us a lifetime guarantee that things will go wrong.  We're promised trouble in this life.  

"In this world you WILL have trouble."                  - John 16:33

I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble.
- Psalm 142:2

"Lord, help!" they cried in their trouble, and he saved them in their distress.         - Psalm 107:28

Lord, you promise to hear our cries and to reach down to save us.  Please show Your hand amidst the destruction.

Photo from Christ in the City: Heart Speaks to Heart  used with permission by ImagoArts.  www.facebook.com/imagocorarts