Every morning all of us venture forth into the hours given us, amidst varied aspects of the Life our Creator gives, and which invite spontaneous observation and reflection. May these Reflections encourage your own. O be blessed, unruffled by clamorings of the past, by fears for what we hold most dear. O be blessed, flowing by His spirit toward His image; flexing to His plans -- whether shadowy or clear. Be blessed this very moment, the only time of touch or blessing: for the past has fled; but the future is not here.