Living in the Spaces

Living in the Spaces

The printed words are
Kept within the margins:
Aligned together into sentences
Which carry deep thought and care.
They speak of love, true deep love.
And yet to focus on the spaces
Between each idea, each word
Giving these ideas room
To breathe,
To grow,
To attach –
The spaces for the words leave room for me
Leave room for thoughts of God,
Leave room for transformation:
Living in the spaces brings power.

The stars in the sky are
Caught within their constellations:
Aligned together into formations
Predictable and dependable.
They evoke constancy, reliability
Orion is always there for me, wearing his favorite belt.
And yet to focus on the spaces
Between each constellation, each star
Giving these stars room
To shine,
To connect,
To revolve –
The spaces for the stars leave room for me,
Leave room for thoughts of God,
Leave room for transformation:
Living in the spaces bring power.


Thank you LORD for your divinely prepared spaces which insulate all the activity I encounter. You reach to me through the day from these spaces, helping me practice Your presence. Thank you for who You are, the Creator and Sustainer of this divine space each day.

“I am convinced of this: I would have given up long ago if I had not seen the LORD of the hope in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13

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