Morning Prayer: “Let your good spirit guide me in ways that are level and smooth.”

At first glance, this sounds like a prayer for smooth sailing — a life without obstacles, without strain, without the rough waters that make us brace ourselves and hold on. And part of us wants that. Of course we do. Who wouldn’t ask God for a path that is level, predictable, and kind to our bones. But “level and smooth” in Scripture rarely means easy . It means true . It means aligned . It means…