PRAY THEN ACT
DAY 117Wisdom for the Way · Apr 27, 2026

Counting Our Days

“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.”

PSALM 90:12 · ESV
PTDia 117 em Português ESDía 117 en Español ENDay 117 in English
1.

DAYS HAVE A NUMBER

Your days are not endless — and that is not bad news. The limit is what gives each morning its weight and beauty.

2.

THE PRAYER OF MOSES

Psalm 90 belongs to Moses, who watched a whole generation pass in the wilderness. Those who know life's brevity pray like this.

3.

COUNTING BRINGS CLARITY

Whoever counts their days stops wasting them. The calendar becomes a filter: what truly deserves your today?

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A HEART OF WISDOM

The goal is not math; it is maturity. Numbering days is heart-work — learning to love what lasts.

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TODAY IS THE DAY THAT COUNTS

You do not steward your whole life at once; you steward one day. Live this one with intention, and the years take care of themselves.

6.

WRITE THE DATE

Act: before breakfast, write today's date at the top of a page and, beneath it, the one thing that matters most to do. Do it first.