Congratulations Daniel! That's wonderful and looking forward to meet you soon.

Nice to meet you Richard and thanks for the awesome introduction.

Prayed with Elizabeth on Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday so far.

Psalm 4:1 “Answer me when I call… give me relief… be gracious… hear my prayer.” God, I’m not coming to You with polished words. I’m coming because I need You. You know what’s going on in me right now the stress, the pressure, the noise in my head. Give me relief where I’m anxious. Give me understanding where I’m confused. Be gracious and hear me. Psalm 4:2 “How long… will you love vain words and seek after lies?” Lord, show me where I’m being shaped by meaningless things: approval, control, comparison, outrage, lust, distraction. Show me the lies I’ve been believing about You, about myself, about what I need to be okay. Pull me back to what is true. Psalm 4:3 “The Lord has set apart the godly… the Lord hears when I call.” God, remind me who I am. Not what I accomplished today or yesterday. Not what I failed at. I belong to You. I am not alone. You hear me. Let that reality sink into my mind and heart. Psalm 4:4 “Be angry, and do not sin… ponder in your hearts… be silent.” Lord, I bring You my anger and frustration. I don’t want to let it grow or bury it I want to give it to you. Keep my anger from turning into hurt: harsh words, cold distance, revenge fantasies, passive aggression. Teach me to be still and listen. Psalm 4:5 “Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord.” God, I offer You what I can actually give...honesty, surrender, obedience. Help me trust You in a real way not just “I trust You” as a phrase, but trust You with this decision, this relationship, this uncertainty. Psalm 4:6 “Many say, ‘Who will show us some good?’ Lift up the light of your face…” God, I confess how quickly I look for outcomes going my way. But what I need most isn't better circumstance but your favor and presence. Let Your presence be my good, even if nothing changes immediately. Psalm 4:7 “You have put more joy in my heart…” God, give me a deeper joy than the kind that depends on wins, comfort, or ease. Put something steady in me. A joy that doesn’t need everything to be solved before I can be at peace.

Psalm 29 - A lot of walking on the beach this week led me to reflect on this Psalm. Psalm 29:1 “Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. God, You are not like me. You are not limited, reactive, or uncertain. I give You what’s already Yours: glory, strength, honor. Recenter my heart on Your greatness before I ask You for anything. Psalm 29:2 “Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.” God, You are worthy of worship, not because my week is going well, but because Your name is holy. Clean my motives. Purify my attention. Teach me to worship You with reverence, not casually. Psalm 29:3 “The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders…” God, Your voice is not weak. It is not drowned out by chaos. When I feels like I'm in deep water, speak. Let Your word rise above the noise in my mind and the pressure around me. Psalm 29:4 “The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.” God, I confess I often treat Your voice as a background and every other voice as urgent. Rewire my instincts. Let Your voice carry weight in my decisions, my habits, my relationships, and my thought life. Psalm 29:5 “The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars…” God, break what needs to be broken in me... pride, stubbornness, self-reliance, hidden sin. If something in my life is towering like a cedar, and it’s keeping me from You, don’t leave it standing. Break it, God. Psalm 29:6 “He makes Lebanon to skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.” God, You move what seems immovable. You shake whole countries with ease. Move the places in me that feel stuck. Change what I’ve accepted as “just how I am.” Psalm 29:7 “The voice of the LORD flashes forth flames of fire.” God, purify me. Burn away what is false. Let Your word expose what’s hidden, and refine what’s mixed. Make my heart clean, not managed. Psalm 29:8 “The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness…”