...all the words

that I command you

        speak to them;

do not hold back a word.

It may be

           they will listen...

            Jeremiah 26. 2-3

(We can never know

who is watching,

who is listening,

    and what will stick.

It is not for us

     to be successful

     or persuasive,

but to be faithful.

It is God

 who changes hearts,

and it is God

   who uses us

   to point others to Him.

We would be amazed

  at who is listening,

even when we are

          totally unaware,

and who is impacted

            for eternity

  by His Words

          through us.)

O LORD,

Help us to speak of You

 in unlikely places,

 even among the rebellious

     and uncaring,

and know

     someone is listening.

Help Your Word

   to take root downward

   and bear fruit upward.

People all around us

    are watching

to see if we live

      what we say,

and to see

      if You are real.

The gospel

is not "when necessary"

           use words,

     but always.

We are quick to share

  so many things

  with those around us.

Help us to be quick to share

             You.

Help our faithfulness to You

    be spelled out verbally,

in divine appointments,

sacred encounters,

and unexpected moments

    carved out for eternity.