And I will give them one heart,

and a new spirit

   I will put within them.

I will remove

          the heart of stone

          from their flesh

and give them

          a heart of flesh,

that they may walk

         in My statutes

and keep My rules

   and obey them.

And they shall be

            My people,

and I will be their God.

     Ezekiel 11. 19-20

(God is still in the business

      of heart transplants.

Not behavior modification,

  but a new heart.

When we see God differently,

we see others differently,

we see situations differently,

we see ourselves differently.

A new heart empowers us

    to respond with love

and to persevere

   through the tough stuff

with His grace, strength,

  and deep purposes.

When we are His people

    and He is our God,

                       whoa.

Life itself is transformed.)

O LORD,

No matter what is going on,

in our control

      or outside of it,

help us to be

    Your faithful ones,

responding to Your voice,

abiding in Your Word,

and holding fast to

      our hope in You.

Align, O LORD,

    our hearts with Yours.