Those who have never been told

          of Him will see,

and those who have never heard

                  will understand.

                     Romans 15. 21

                     Isaiah 52. 15

(Why am I here in this place?

What am I doing?

God has strategically positioned

             each one of us

for His divine purposes

                      and for His glory,

for the blessing and salvation

         of many people.

Others are watching to see

   not if we are perfect,

   or when we fall,

but to see if God is real.)

O LORD,

Bring Your name

and Your grace

to this awkward, foreign, volatile situation,

among people who do not know You

                                       yet.

Help us to live faithfully

by walking, seeing, responding

        in gracious and unexpected ways.

Help those around us

           to see You,

   maybe even for the first time.