Bless my coming in and going out.

Here is a poem woven with the scripture you requested, a blessing for the thresholds you cross each day.

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A Blessing for the Thresholds

As morning breaks, a gentle, gold-lit hour, I step into the day,and ask Your power. Before my foot has found its certain way, Be Thou my compass,my unwavering stay.

“Bless my coming in,” my silent prayer, A whispered breath upon the waking air. Let every entrance,whether bold or shy, Be sanctified beneath Your watchful eye. The door to home,the path to stranger’s gate, Where love might bloom,or patience lies in wait. Gobefore me, and be my rear guard too, Make all my ways eternally renewed.

And when the sun has journeyed west to sleep, And shadows long across the pavement creep, As I turn homeward,weary from the fray, “Bless my going out,”at end of day. The parting word,the finished task, the fight, Guard and redeem each step within Your sight. For every ending is a start anew, Held in the promise of what is steadfast,true.

So from the rising to the setting sun, Your covenant stands—Your will on earth be done. No door I cross,no journey I begin, Is left outside the grace that holds me in. With every coming in and going out, I walk in faith,and never plagued by doubt. For You are with me,that I may be blessed, In work,in rest, in peace, and in all stress.

Amen.

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The Scripture Behind the Poem:

The core of this poem is based on a beautiful verse from Deuteronomy and a supporting promise from Isaiah:

· Deuteronomy 28:6 (NIV):

  "You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out."

· Isaiah 52:12 (NIV):

  "But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the LORD will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard."

This pairing beautifully illustrates God's all-encompassing protection—not just blessing our actions, but actively leading us and guarding our backs from what lies behind. The poem seeks to capture this holistic, 360-degree grace for every moment of our daily comings and goings.