They said to the woman,

"It is no longer

because of what you said

that we believe,

for we have heard

             for ourselves,

and we know

that this is indeed

the Savior of the world."

               John 4. 42

(Our witness,

our testimony,

our stories,

what we talk about,

what we pursue,

how we approach

     life differently,

points others to God.

Yes,

there is a different way

                  to live.

There is a God

      who loves you.)

O LORD,

You have placed each

        one of us

strategically among others

to point them to You.

Please help us

even on the most ordinary

              of days

and the most ordinary ways

to be faithful to You

and bold in our witness

in loving others

   right into Your Kingdom,

and in proclaiming

       "God did this.")