Give us a heart of wisdom to hear your voice and then make our footsteps firm. Please bring to fulfillment all that you have given us to do in the weeks ahead. We also ask for your face to shine on us – individually, and as a team of colleagues and partners. We ask for your guidance so that we might walk fully in your path – a path that you have blessed. As we scan our personal horizons, we know that we also must look to you alone for the power and possibility that is our future. Thank you for being the one who gives us the strength to help each other and to see distinctly the choices we face. We know that it’s often in the most challenging times that you are most at work. So today Lord, we purposefully, even urgently, say again that we choose to believe in you. When we are struggling to see clearly and make decisions, we are not alone and that inner peace is something only you can supply. Isaiah 55:8 reminds us that our thoughts are not your thoughts – and that our ways are not your ways. Today, we pause and remind ourselves of our dependency on you, for we know in our hearts that our circumstances and futures are touched by your hands. It’s difficult to fully let go of our anxiety, or the world around us when we can’t see evidence of all that you’re doing – when we can’t understand or see your purpose or plan. Speak your love Speak it again Speak it still again Speak it still once again. Take up arms against malice Decry complacency Express your gratitude Worship your God Gladden the heart of a child Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth Try to understand Flout envy Examine your demands on others Think first of someone else Appreciate, be kind, be gentle Laugh a little more.
Manifest your loyalty in a word or deed Keep a promise Find the time Forego a grudge Forgive an enemy Listen Apologize if you were wrong Mend a quarrel Search out a forgotten friend Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust Write a love letter Share some treasures Give a soft answer Encourage youth
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