“More Than Enough — My Dayenu”

      While watching the series Chosen the disciple repeated something that sounded like a prayer. After reading up on what it was I decided to write my own. 

There are moments when the Spirit slows us down just long enough to see the trail of mercies behind us. Not the big ones only — the quiet ones, the hidden ones, the ones we forgot to thank Him for.

Dayenu is the heart that says: “Lord, if You had only done this one thing… it would have been enough.”

But He didn’t stop at one thing. He kept going. Grace upon grace. Mercy upon mercy. Strength upon strength.

And when you look back over your own life, your own calling, your own valleys and victories, you start to see your own Dayenu forming.

                                                                               My Dayenu 
If You had given me breath this morning, and nothing more — it would have been enough. If You had carried me through seasons I thought would break me — it would have been enough. If You had placed a calling on my life to serve as a chaplain — it would have been enough. If You had let me stand beside bedsides, hold hands, pray peace, and speak hope — it would have been enough. If You had given me words when I had none, and silence when silence was holy — it would have been enough. If You had walked with me through my own valleys while I walked with others through theirs — it would have been enough. If You had given me a family to love, even in the messy, real-life days — Dayenu. If You had given me children who stretch me, teach me, and remind me of grace — it would have been enough. If You had given me the strength to keep showing up when I felt empty — it would have been enough. If You had given me work to do with my hands — computers to fix, systems to build, problems to solve — it would have been enough. If You had given me creativity to write, preach, blog, and tell stories that breathe life — it would have been enough. If You had given me a home, even with its repairs and surprises — it would have been enough. If You had given me laughter in the middle of stress — it would have been enough. If You had given me friends who check in, listen, and walk with me — it would have been enough. If You had given me forgiveness for the things I regret — it would have been enough. If You had given me second chances, and third, and fourth — it would have been enough. If You had given me Your presence in the quiet hours when no one else sees — it would have been enough.

But You did more. You always do more. And for every mercy behind me and every mercy ahead — it would have been enough.

Lord, thank You for every mercy You’ve poured into my life — the seen and the unseen. Teach my heart to live in Dayenu, to recognize that Your grace has already been more than enough. Let gratitude steady me today. Amen.