11/22/63 and a Prayer for Today

I read Steven King's 11/22/63 over the weekend. It's the story of a man who travels back in time to stop the Kennedy assassination. No worries... No spoiler here.

I will say that the descriptions of Oswald are vivid. For me this is the most gripping part of the narrative. Ironically, Steven King's story about going back in time to prevent the death of JFK brings Lee Harvey Oswald to life.

Again and again dark forces stand between the time traveler and any actions he plans to take to adjust history. There is a repeated line in the book. "The past is obdurate and does to want to be changed."

I think the present is obdurate. 

There are bright and wonderful forces for good. And there are dark and terrible forces for bad. These stand between the travelers in this Present Time (you and me) and the actions we know we ought to take, actions necessary for good changes in our yet to be written histories.

O God,

I want to hear Your voice and discern Your will in the details of my day. I believe Your plans for me are good and that You have indeed given me a hope and a future. But You have also given me today. Help me choose wisely and join You in standing against the dark forces that would keep me from You and Your good.

Amen.