I’ve been praying this for many years, but it has taken on new meaning in the eerie smoky half light of these past few days.

I am yours, Lord.
All I am and all I have 
belongs to you.
I trust your great 
and tender love for me.
 
Holy Spirit, wash away all 
that is not of you,
And give me an undivided heart 
that beats for you.
Fill me and flood me with the
fullness of your life
and power and wonder.
 
Show me your unfathomable ways,
Teach me your unsearchable paths,
Guide me in your unshakeable 
Truth and teach me,
For you are God my Savior 
and my hope is in you 
all day long.

Over the years, God has used this prayer of surrender and hunger to change me, teach me and show himself to me. This week I’m praying it in a new “light.”

With forest fires raging to the north and south and evacuation levels studied, the frailty of life and things is brought into sharp focus. But the faithfulness and goodness of God pierces the darkest days. May this be your prayer every day in all circumstances.

P.S. My family and I are not in an evacuation area, yet. I pray for those of you who are in those areas and for those of you who have lost much.