In the most ordinary matters

That your glory rises in the morning sun
and sparkles off the flowing waters,
that the glory of the everlasting world shines in this world
growing from the ground
and issuing forth in every creature.
that glory can be handled, seen, and known in the matter
of earth and human relationships
and the most ordinary matters of daily life,
assure me again this day, O God.
assure me again this day.
- J. Philip Newell...Sounds of the Eternal

[Thanks to friend Carl for the reminder, through his GQ emails, to re-listen to the “Sounds of the Eternal” CD]