We are not quite where we want to be, yet. We are certainly on the way there together, but sometimes, if we are honest, knowing we are not yet where we want to be makes the gap between feel daunting. So, when we feel the draw of the future and the drag of the present, what are we to do? Perhaps, we can let such emotions lead us to the source of our fulfillment. Rather than praying for the future, the thing that’s next, we seek communion with the One who’s already where we are going (see Ps. 34).

Will you pray as one feeling the weight of what is next, or as one sharing the burden of your fellow siblings—both are welcomed and needed!

Father, You meet me more than halfway! Where I am going, that's where You've come from!

What have I to fear? Why am I so anxious, so restless, in such a hurry?! It's certainly not because I haven't tasted and seen Your goodness. Oh, how good You are!

So, search me, Father who knows me and loves me. See clearly my heart and its longing for more of You, and lead me along the Way to tomorrow in You.

Through Jesus, I pray. Amen.