Ride the WavesReflections by Steve L.

A Wave

January 15, 2026

“Our Mom was a class act; in the last couple of years before she passed at age 94, Mom showed a deep appreciation for life, with a deep love and acceptance for what is.”

Three readings. A song that says the rest. And inspiration for whatever this day is here to teach.

A lone surfer riding inside a great curling wave

Read — the readings that opened the day

1

Excerpt From Around the Year with Emmet Fox

Emmet Fox

“If you will put your life in God’s hands now, through daily prayer and meditation and complete willingness to do His will, you will find that your problems will grow less as time goes on, and you will have acquired that serenity and poise that only God can give. Then, come what may, nothing shall disturb you.”

2

Excerpt From Living Buddha, Living Christ 20th Anniversary Edition

Thích Nhất Hạnh & Elaine Pagels

“To be enlightened is always to be enlightened about something. I am enlightened about the fact that I am drinking a glass of water. I can obtain joy, peace, and happiness because of just that one example! When you look at the blue sky and are aware of it, the sky becomes real, and you become real. Enlightenment brings about true life and true happiness.”

3

Meditation for the Day / Prayer for the Day

Hazelden Foundation

“I will relax and not get tense. I will have no fear, because everything will work out in the end. I will learn soul-balance and poise in a vacillating, changing world. I will claim God's power and use it, because if I do not use it, it will be withdrawn. As long as I return to God and replenish my strength after each task, no work can be too much. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may relax and that God's strength will be given to me. I pray that I may subject my will to God's will and be free from all tenseness.”