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Written by Mary Lou Redding, a contemporary author. This is an excerpt from her book “While We Wait.”

 When we anchor our hope in God’s steady love and good plans for us, hope becomes a permanent part of us. We have hope not because we are powerful or smart or resourceful but because of who God is.

Prayer:

Today’s prayer is from the Carmina Gadelica, a six volume set of prayers, hymns, blessings, songs, proverbs, and literary folkloric poems from the Gaelic speaking regions of Scotland. Compilation of these works began by Alexander Carmichel between 1860 and 1909.

Bless to me, O God,

The earth beneath my foot.

Bless to me, O God,

The path whereon I go ;

Bless to me, O God,

The thing of my desire ;

Thou Evermore of evermore.

Bless Thou to me my rest.

Bless to me the thing

Whereon is set my mind,

Bless to me the thing

Whereon is set my love ;

Bless to me the thing

Whereon is set my hope ;

O Thou King of kings,

Bless Thou to me mine eye !