If I say,

"I will not mention Him,

or speak any more

             in His name,"

there is in my heart

as it were

a burning fire

     shut up in my bones,

and I am weary

     with holding it in,

and I cannot.

           Jeremiah 20. 9

(God has strategically

   placed each one of us,

filled this day

   with divine appointments,

and unexpected encounters,

not just to be mindful of Him,

or be seen as nice,

but to bring

    the name of Jesus here

and love even the unlikely

        right into His arms.

We cannot but

     point others to Him,

no crack or crevice

  that the Gospel

         cannot penetrate.)

O LORD,

Stir up Your Spirit in us,

that we would not

  miss all of what and where

    You have placed us,

even in the most unexpected,

right in the midst

    of where You are working

                           already.

Open our eyes to see,

grant us the courage to act,

give us Your words to speak,

and help us to follow You

  faithfully into the outcomes,

most of which

       we may never see

   until the Other Side of life.

Align our hearts with Yours

          even in this.