Bless my going out and coming in.

 Bless My Going Out and Coming In

A Reflection on Deuteronomy 28:6, Psalm 121:8, and Psalm 91:11-12

Bless my going out and coming in—every step, every door,

Every threshold I cross, from dawn to evening's floor.

Not just the journeys to distant lands,

But the daily rhythms, the ordinary hands

That turn the knob and leave the house,

That return at night as quiet as a mouse.

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. (Deuteronomy 28:6)

Bless my going out—when I step into the fray,

When I leave the safety of my home to work, to serve, to pray.

Guard my paths, direct my feet,

Let every street become a place where Your presence I meet.

From the morning commute to the errand run,

Let Your favor go before me like the rising sun.

Bless my coming in—when the day is done,

When I return to rest beneath the setting sun.

Let peace meet me at the door; let love be on the sill.

Let my home be a haven of Your holy will.

Shut out the noise, the worry, the strife,

And let my coming in be filled with life.

The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. (Psalm 121:8)

Bless my going out to the marketplace, the school, the field,

To the hospital, the courthouse, to the places where I yield

My time, my talents, my prayers, my words.

Protect me from every danger seen or unheard.

Bless my coming in to family, to rest, to sleep,

To the quiet conversations, the promises I keep.

Let the threshold be sacred, the welcome be warm,

Shelter me from every physical and spiritual storm.

Let Your angels guard my path, both coming in and going out.

Let Your Spirit guide my steps and remove every doubt.

In the going out, let me be a light.

In the coming in, let me find respite from the fight.

For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. (Psalm 91:11)

So I ask for Your blessing on every exit and every return.

In every season, may this truth I learn:

You are the God of the going out and the coming in,

The beginning, the middle, the end—my peace, my discipline.

Bless my going out and coming in—forever, this my prayer,

Until I finally cross the threshold into glory, and meet You there.

Amen.