Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-2
Let the desert and dry region be happy;
let the wilderness rejoice and bloom like a lily!
Let it richly bloom;
let it rejoice and shout with delight!

Thought for the Day: There are many deserts and droughts in our lives. Everything is cyclical. At one time or another, troche every region on earth has been a lush, verdant oasis, a dry, lifeless sandbox, or an ice-covered winter wonderland. For us human types, when we’re in the deserts of our lives, we can lapse into depression and wallow in self-pity. But these are the times to remember that despite the winters of our lives, God is with us, and that presence makes us rejoice, remember, and reunite with the One power of the universe. It’s when we are deep in the wilderness of human life that we most need to let God richly bloom in our lives. And the easiest way to do that is to simply let it be, let go of our mental machinations, and let God fill our souls. Then, we can’t help but rejoice and shout with delight!

Prayer: Fill me up, Lord, for it is you who guides me, you who loves me, and you who inspires me to dance and sing, every day, every moment of my life. Amen.