Hello God. It's me, Mara

Lord, what could be as new and young as the dawning of a new day in June? The dawning of this new day is fresh, sweet, and innocent! It awakens slowly to the swelling music of birdsong. The mists of night still lie in the valleys. The countryside is revealed with leisurely deliberation, bit by bit, newly created by You, just for this particular day!

There is no haste. This brand-new day begins at its own pace, unaltered by yesterday’s confusions or tomorrow’s worries, doubts and uncertainties. This is another day, another blank page in the endless book of time, another change, another...