...for though it is a forest,

you shall clear it

and possess it

to its farthest borders.

             Joshua 17. 18

(Even in what appears

     an impossible situation,

     an overwhelming task,

God uses faithfulness

   to alter the landscape,

            tree by tree.

God can bear fruit anywhere.

We have only to be faithful.

There are no small details,

only opportunities to serve

and bear fruit in every good work.)

O LORD,

You have placed us strategically

in impossible situations

and even in the ordinary,

to serve You

and to bear fruit

in the unexpected

      and often the unseen.

Use us for Your Kingdom today.

Keep our eyes open

and our hearts aware

   of those divinely appointed

   on our paths today

and know how to respond

          to deeper needs.