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If I push the shovel deep enough into the earth,
I can easily stand on it with both feet
without falling over.
If I dig the foundation deep enough,
a house, even a skyscraper can stand there,
high, dry, and secure.
When again, Lord, I find myself
persisting in the same mistake,
when it becomes shamefully obvious
that I have dug myself into yet another hole,
show me what may not be clear,
that I now have the start of a foundation
on which the tall and true
might stand and endure.

Photo of a young woman's pink running shoes on a shovel at Camp Arrowhead, Delaware.
She's digging post holes for a cabana.

Photo and prayer 2015 by Danny N. Schweers

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