...their brothers the Levites

             helped them,

until the work

     was finished.

     2 Chronicles 29. 34

(Am I willing

     to come alongside others

     to help?

In the eyes of those

who seek God,

        all is ministry,

nothing beneath us,

nothing too great,

never "not my job"

    or "not my gift."

We work

    and worship together

in every capacity

and dimension of ministry.

The strength of fellowship

            and the church

    is being willing

    to be used by Him.)

O LORD,

Help us to seize

   moments of ministry

as they unfold before us

and as we see need

       all around us,

even in what

is not labeled as ministry.

Use us for Your Kingdom

and glory

to bind wounds,

bring grace

      to volatile situations,

wash feet or dishes

  or pick up a mess.

Even if no one

   ever sees us,

let them be pointed to You

and Your glory revealed.

         

 

Even though

I walk through the valley

   of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,

for You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff,

   they comfort me.

             Psalm 23. 4

(Let not the familiarity

of this profound passage

deflate its strength.

Even though,

even there,

even right here in this,

realizing His Presence

changes everything about us

     and what we face.)

O LORD,

May we recite, repeat,

and engrave these words

    in our hearts and lives

that we may know that

circumstances have

      no power over You

nor over Your Presence

                 with us.

Help us to walk with You

in the every days

that we would know how

to walk with You

       in the darkness.

You are with us.

 

Yet He sent prophets

          among them

to bring them back

          to the LORD.

These testified against them,

but they would not

            pay attention.

         2 Chronicles 24. 19

(Our responsibility is to

remain faithful to God

in the face of defiance,

opposition

or even apathy.

Even if it does not appear

that anyone is even listening,

     we are to stand

     as a faithful witness.

God redeems

   all kinds of faithfulness,

far beyond our lifetimes,

spilling over

for generations to come.

You never know

     who is listening

     or watching to see

if God is real.)

O LORD,

You do not call us

to be successful

but to be faithful to You.

You redeem

   when we respond to You.

Even if we cannot see

the impact of our witness,

help us to know

You are working

      deeply through us.

 

...that they should be the

      LORD's people.

     2 Chronicles 23. 16

(Wherever we are,

in whatever we do,

Whom we worship,

how we respond,

how we love, serve

   and be faithful

in impossible places.

May we see ourselves

       as His people.

May we act that way,

   may we live

   before Him that way.

God's people see God

          differently,

see circumstances

          differently,

see others differently,

and make different

   choices to love Him

   and love others.

Others are watching

      how we walk.)

O LORD,

May our with-ness with You

be our witness to others

          of Your Presence

and how Your steadfast love

    changes our hearts.

We love You.

We need You.

May we be Your people

   even into this day,

aware of You,

sensitive to Your calling

      upon our lives.

 

And when they began

to sing and praise...

     2 Chronicles 20. 22

(Our first line of defense

is to worship God.

Singing and praising

does not just

   put worship into words,

but into our hearts.

When we respond

to favor or calamity

with songs and

     words of praise

     to the Almighty,

something radically different

begins to happen.

We are not distracted

     from seeking Him.

Praise is not just

       what we do,

but what it does to us.

We put God in His rightful place.

And fear cannot take root.)

O LORD,

We praise You

in the morning

to set the tone for the day.

May words of worship

and praise to You

    get stuck in our heads

to infiltrate

      every detail of our day.

 

...but sought the God

          of his father

and walked in

     His commandments.

Therefore the LORD

established the kingdom

           in his hand...

His heart was courageous

in the ways of the LORD.

         2 Chronicles 17. 4-6

(Seeking the LORD

produces a fresh courage

in the familiar

and the unknown

and in the overwhelming.

We approach circumstances

             differently,

because we see God

       and the situation

                 differently.

The situation may not change

      but our hearts are altered

      with His strength.

Courage is not being brave

       despite circumstances,

but relying on the Almighty

       in the midst of them.

Not being caught up in

   what might happen,

but God's Presence in it

           and with us.

What do we choose?

Our own strength

          or His?)

O LORD,

Thank You for Your mercies on us,

Your strength in the midst

    of what should bring us down,

Your protection and provision

    even in ways we are not aware,

Your fresh courage

    when we are weary,

Your faithfulness

   even when we are not,

Your steadfast love

   which endures forever.

Help us to face this day

differently

because we walk with You.

There are no small obediences

           in Your sight.

And nothing that

    You cannot redeem.

 

"...because we have

sought the LORD our God.

We have sought Him,

and He has given us

  peace on every side."

So they built

       and prospered.

       2 Chronicles 14. 7

(Because we seek Him

and not just an answer,

a different path

       is revealed

and a far different outcome.

God provides the opportunity,

the space,

the margin,

and the bandwidth to do

something completely new,

when we are not distracted

           away from Him.

"I never thought of it

          that way."

God's peace on every side

means both outwardly

              and inwardly,

not just getting along with others,

but bringing peace to the table.)

O LORD,

There is so much before us.

Guide us not just through

but lead us

    that we may know You more.

Help us to rely on You

and go forth in Your name

on the everydays,

not just in the overwhelming.

Anoint this day, O LORD.

Appoint us

      to Your purposes

      and Your glory.

Return evey man

    to his home,

for this thing

          is from Me.

  2 Chronicles 11. 4

(Obediences that make

     no sense to us

make total sense to God.

There are some obediences

that we cannot explain

         nor understand,

but we need just to trust

and follow God into them.

When God says go,

or He says no,

are based on far deeper purposes

than we can comprehend.

The greater success may be

   being faithful to Him.

Even in this.)

O LORD,

You live.

And in that reality,

   everything changes.

Even our hearts.

You are bringing us through

to a deeper intimacy with You,

strengthened in You,

not defeated by circumstances.

You are bringing to pass

    a whole new story

    that brings You glory.

Help us to rely on You,

respond to You,

and trust You

even in mystery.

You redeem

           all things,

even what is far beyond

       our limited vision.

 

 

"How do you advise me

to answer these people?"

And they said to him,

"If you will be good

          to the people

and please them

and speak good words to them,

they they will be

    your servants forever."

            2 Chronicles 10. 6-7

(Kindness and welfare

always change the environment,

the course of hearts,

and the outcome

--for generations to come.

Kindness and grace

are not always

our natural reaction,

but always serve a

deeper and lasting purpose.

How can I respond

          differently,

to bring Him glory in this?)

O LORD,

We pray that Your kindness

and steadfast love

would overtake us

and change the trajectory

of these difficult situations

and among rebellious people

     --of which we are also.

Soften our hearts

that we would cease

just thinking about ourselves.

Help us to see

this situation

not as impossible

         or as an irritation,

but an opportunity to

     practice grace in this.

...but those who live

according to the Spirit

set their minds

on the things of the Spirit.

          Romans 8. 5

(Living according to

          the Spirit means

making different choices,

thinking differently,

learning to seek the LORD

in favor or difficulty,

turning to Him

   at the start of the day.

On what am I

      setting my mind?

By what "little" idols am I

      distracted?

On what we set our minds

radically influences

       our day in how we live

and the trajectory of our lives.)

O LORD,

There is nothing too small,

nothing too overwhelming

that we cannot turn to You

and trust You in it.

Help us not just to

see differently,

but respond differently

because we seek You

   and Your ways.

Help prayer to be

      our first response

and not our last resort.

You are here

          in the ordinary.

You guide us

         in the extraordinary.

May we know You

and be known as Yours.

 

For He is good,

for His steadfast love

        endures forever.

      2 Chronicles 5. 13

(This phrase is

the rallying cry of

the Old Testament.

This truth is what counts

           most of all,

transcending all circumstances

and difficulties,

woven into the favorable

      and the hard stuff.

How differently we would see

and experience

and respond

if we recited and repeated

and engraved this reality

on our hearts

and in our daily lives.

Recognizing

   not just His Presence

but His steadfast love

  in whatever we face.)

O LORD,

May we abide in Your love

in whatever we face today,

in what is before us,

in what we do not yet see,

in what we may never realize.

Help us to walk with You,

sensitive to Your leading

   and assured of Your love.

May Your great love

impact the world

   right where we are.

 

And he made a veil of blue

and purple

and crimson fabrics

and fine linen,

and he worked

  cherabim on it.

     2 Chronicles 3. 14

(Are we so caught up

     in the practical

that we forget

the significance of

              beauty?

God creates beauty

    in everything He does.

Just look at creation.

Beauty is as important

    as the practical.

What am I embroidering

on what I am doing today?

Am I stitching angels

   and weaving grace?)

O LORD,

Help us to realize

that there are dimensions

of beauty in whatever

       we undertake

that engrave Your image

and point others to You.

May we be faithful

in following You

   not just in what we do

  but how we do it.

Setting our eyes on You

changes how we approach it,

not just seeing a task

    but a glorious unveiling.

Your glory exceeds

what we see as ordinary.

Your vision enlarges

    the commonplace.

 

Who then

will offer willingly,

consecrating himself

   today to the LORD?

   1 Chronicles 29. 5

(A daily consecration

is a daily reminder

   of who God is

and of our intimacy with Him.

Life will not just

         look differently.

Life is different.

Daily coming before Him,

not squeezing God

    into our own agenda,

but willingly seeking

    His day for us.

When we direct our hearts

         toward the LORD,

right at the start of the day,

God enlarges our vision

and changes our hearts.

We are shaped

and strengthened by Him,

and not dominated

     by circumstances.)

O LORD,

We come before You

before the day rushes in

          and takes over,

that You may lay Your day

           before us.

Anoint this day

             and our hearts

with Your oil spilling over.

Soften our hearts

       towards You,

change our hearts

       towards others,

that we would approach

and embrace

   all circumstances differently.

What is Your way in this day,

                   O LORD?

May we walk with You

          all through it.

 

...for all the work

     of the LORD...

   1 Chronicles 26. 30

(No work is insignificant

         in His sight,

nothing too small

               or great,

nothing beyond His power

    to use in mighty ways,

even in this.

Do we see this task

            as our work,

    our achievement,

    our glory,

              or as His?

Are we sensitive

    to the needs around us

and see this situation

            differently

as what God can use

and what He is doing

           through us?

God brings dignity

       to all work.

All is sacred in His eyes.)

O LORD,

Something is very different

when we walk with You

through our circumstances.

When we walk with You,

it changes what we do,

why we do it,

how we respond,

because You

       change our hearts

from the temporal

    to the eternal.

When we don't just

     "work for the LORD,"

but work with You,

we see it differently.

What is done in Your name

              never returns void,

even if no one ever notices,

even if we never

           see the outcome.

No task too small,

             too "secular,"

             too obscure,

             too mundane

that You cannot use

       for Your Kingdom

or for Your glory.

Huge corporate

      developments,

a kind action,

a personal sacrifice,

listening to a spouse,

mopping the floor,

playing with a child.

Even this.

 

 

Those had their appointed duty

in their service

to come into the

     house of the LORD...

           1 Chronicles 24. 19

(We are all appointed,

called,

expected to serve

in some way

   and some dimension

in the church.

Our cohesiveness

       as a church

is in serving the LORD

              together,

not just attending church,

but being the church.

A sense of community

is based on the

    reality of community,

every one vital

   in some capacity,

embracing one another,

living out the gospel).

O LORD,

Guide us in service to You.

We are not just surrounded

           by needs,

but opportunities to serve You

and love others.

Help us to be the church,

not just an organization

but an organic body

       of believers

who love You

and each other

and see all of life differently

because we walk with You.

     

 

Be strong

  and courageous.

Fear not.

Do not be dismayed.

...Arise and work!

The LORD

     be with you.

 1 Chronicles 22. 13, 16

(Those first three commandments

--be strong, courageous, fearless

           without dismay --

directly impact all that we do

      and how we do it.

Why is this so overwhelming?

When we try to approach it

    under our own steam.

And what would we do differently

if we walked with the LORD

            through this?

The circumstances

           may not change,

but our hearts are different.

Different journey,

different scenery,

far different outcome.

I don't want to miss out

  on what the LORD

          does with this.)

Anoint, O LORD,

this day and everything in it.

Pour Your oil and strength,

Your wisdom and grace,

Your Spirit all over it.

Help us to arise and work

  in whatever You have

  placed before us

for Your glory indeed.

Good sense makes one

    slow to anger,

and it is his glory to

   overlook an offense.

         Proverbs 19. 11

(Even more than our actions,

what distinguishes us

is how we react to

   the actions of others.

Do we respond

       with grace and love?

Others are continually

        watching us

to see if God is real.

If the love of Christ

has really changed our hearts,

it is revealed in our

    everydays

  and ordinary ways,

by how we treat others.

As what kind of person

       are we known?

What is at stake here:

God's glory

or only my wounded pride?)

O LORD,

We all struggle with something

     or someone.

When we keep our eyes on You,

we are not focusing on

the gaping faults of others

    nor on our hurt feelings,

but bringing Your glory to it.

Grant to us the good sense

   to bypass the offenses

   of others

and radically change

the situation and the outcome

              by Your grace.

 

...to minister regularly

before the ark

   as each day required...

         1 Chronicles 16. 37

(Seeking each day

   to minister, serve,

worship the LORD

by following Him

in each and everything

that He lays before us.

The Hebrew word avodah

means simultaneously

both work and worship.

Worship impacts

everything we do

and everything about us.

Worship changes us,

in how we see God,

how we see others,

how we see ourselves,

how we see circumstances.)

O LORD,

We come before You

that we may honor You

in this day.

Keep our eyes on You

that we may see

            differently

and be faithful to You

for Your glory

in the temple of

        the ordinary

which is never so ordinary

             at all.

You bring the extraordinary

      to our lives.

Help us not to miss it.

 

 

O give thanks to the LORD;

call upon His name;

make known His deeds

      among the peoples.

Sing to Him;

sing praises to Him;

tell of

    all His wondrous works.

       1 Chronicles 16. 8-9

(What do I find myself

    talking about to others?

What can I

     "just can't wait"

     to tell someone about?

That which

         excites us,

that which

        changes our lives,

that which

        astonishes us.

Recognize the LORD

      in this place,

verbalize His goodness,

point to what God has done,

what He is doing,

His deeds,

His Presence,

and His faithfulness.

God is not limited

           by circumstances.

Even in this.)

O LORD,

To know You

   and make You known

should dominate

   what we are all about.

And as we come to

       know You more,

we cannot help but

make You known

     by how we live

     and love and serve,

our hearts continually

               transformed.

May we not just be

           aware of You,

but seek You out,

tell of Your wonders,

and point others to You.

And David said,

"God has broken through

          my enemies

by my hand,

     like a bursting flood."

Therefore that place

is called Baal-perazim.

         2 Chronicles 14. 11

(Baal-perazim literally means

   "the Lord of breaking through."

The feeling of being overwhelmed

is just finally facing the reality

        of our need for God.

Our enemies are anything

            or anyone we fear,

both real and imagined.

But we are not alone in this.

It is not that God will

            provide a way,

      future tense.

God is already providing a way,

      present tense.

God is not limited by our fears,

nor by big bad circumstances.

I just need to listen,

respond,

be faithful

     and follow Him into it.

It is not my confidence,

but the LORD is my confidence.

Panic only blocks out the light.)

O LORD,

You are our rock

       and redeemer.

You break through

  in impossible places

that we would know

    that You are the LORD

and that others would see You

  without a shadow of doubt.

Help us to realize that

fear is just trying to do it

                 without You.

You never intended for us

   to do life alone.

Help us to see that

            we are never stuck.

You are with us.

You are indeed breaking through,

not just circumstances,

      but flooding our hearts

with Your Presence

   and steadfast love.

 

But the LORD sits

  enthroned forever...

             Psalm 9. 7

(Even over this,

even in the midst of what

   we are going through.

We are not in control,

    not even close.

But the LORD is sovereign,

not just in control,

but the supreme ruler,

the all powerful,

the Almighty,

the ever present.

He is not defeated by odds

    or circumstances.

"Trust Me in this.")

O LORD,

Help us in the now

     and in the next.

Help us to trust You

step by step by step

and not get ahead of You.

Wherever You lead us

in unexpected situations,

among unlikely people,

difficult circumstances,

the rough road

   and the unpaved path,

grant us the courage

           and strength

to follow You through

and not miss

Your wonders along the way.

 

 

He did not seek

guidance from the LORD.

       1 Chronicles 10. 14

(Have I considered

asking the LORD

        about this?

Not how do I handle this,

but what is Your way

in this difficult situation,

with impossible people,

in this totally unknown

            place?

Choosing "me do it,"

as our toddlers say,

never results

   in the same journey

nor the same outcome,

and never ends well.

When we seek God,

we see circumstances,

the road,

and our response

            differently.

"I've never thought,

done, seen, tried

     that before.")

O LORD,

Even at the end

   of our rope

        or hope,

we see our dependence

            on You.

Help us to sit with You

   and walk with You

and not just think through,

     but seek You through

what is before us.

First response,

         not last resort.

Nothing too small

   to come before You.

Nothing too daunting

  that Your strength

         and glory

  cannot cover.

And Julius treated Paul

                    kindly

and gave him leave to go

   to his friends

and be cared for.

            Acts 27. 3

(Julius was a Roman centurion

    who was in charge of

transporting prisoners,

         including Paul.

God appoints in our lives

     unlikely people

to help us on our way

    in unexpected places.

God appoints us

    in the lives of

         unlikely people

to care for them

and point them to Christ.

We will be known more

by how we treat others,

the vulnerable,

those unlike us,

strangers and sojourners,

those we live and work

              side by side,

even those against us,

than by what we consider

       "accomplishments.")

O LORD,

When we find ourselves

deep in difficult situations

and among impossible people,

help us to find You there,

love them,

and fulfill Your purposes there.

Bring Your glory to this,

Your grace in the messy places

to love others

     right into Your arms.

Help us to have the courage

and to seek opportunities

   to treat others kindly.

May we not just be nice

but to be kind

and responsive to those

   all around us.

May we be known

       by Your love in us.

 

 

...for they cried out to God

          in the battle,

and He granted

          their urgent plea

because they

    trusted in Him.

           1 Chronicles 5. 20

(We all struggle with something.

How differently the outcome,

how differently the journey,

how differently how we see,

what we see,

how we respond,

when we trust God,

               even in this.

No struggle too big

    for Him to handle,

no concern too small

   for His steadfast love.

Trusting God

  is walking with Him,

not dependent

         on circumstances

 --favorable or difficult--

nor the result

    which we cannot see

    from here,

but trusting in Him.)

O LORD,

Help us not to be

     overwhelmed

by what is around us,

but to trust You

          even more

and walk with You in it.

You are at work

in deeper places,

in unlikely people

and unexpected ways,

far more than

   we will ever comprehend.

We have Your word

              on that.

Your love and grace

      cover us.

 

O LORD, in the morning

    You hear my voice;

in the morning

I direct my prayer to You

        and watch.

             Psalm 5. 3

(Starting the day

in His Word and prayer,

not burdened by our needs

  but laying them before Him,

not just laying

     our agenda before Him,

but sensitive to God

laying His day before us.

His day for us

  has no interruptions,

only divine appointments.

Not a to do list,

       but to be.

"Walk with Me."

And watch

how differently

       the day can be.)

O LORD,

May we know

   that You are with us,

not just believe it.

Your Presence

changes the course of our days

and the trajectory of our lives,

     more than we can know.

Direct our steps this day,

our hearts,

our thoughts,

our words and deeds.

Nothing is insignificant

     in Your Kingdom,

nothing that cannot

    bring You glory.

The necessary tasks

   with a happy heart,

the "unnecessary" kindnesses

   with eyes wide open,

change the world.

Help us to come to You

       and watch

with astonishment

         Your hand in this.

 

...and Penuel fathered Gedor,

and Ezer fathered Hushah.

These were the sons of Hur,

the firstborn of Ephrathah,

     the father of Bethlehem.

             1 Chronicles 4. 4

(Yes, that Bethlehem.

He had no idea the

huge importance of

    that sleepy little town.

God weaves

     the story of redemption

     throughout Scripture

and through ordinary days.

None of these individuals

realized how

    significant they were

    in that unfolding story.

Nor do we.

The book of Chronicles

   starts not just

   with a list of random names.

People matter.

God knows our names

            and our hearts.

No one is insignificant

          to Him.

Relationships matter.

Loving God

impacts how we love others.)

O LORD,

You love us

and know not just

       our names

but our hearts.

You have placed us

strategically in time

            and place

    and among people

for Your purposes,

Your Kingdom

       and Your glory.

Help us to be

   faithful to You

and to know more

      even in this situation.

Nothing is random

           in Your sight.

May we bless You

  in whatever we do today.

But You, O LORD,

are a shield about me,

my glory,

and the lifter of my head.

I cried aloud to the LORD,

and He answered me

           from His holy hill.

          Psalm 3. 3-4

(When I realize that

no matter what

     I am going through,

the LORD goes with me,

He surrounds me,

protects me,

keeps my soul.

He is the glory

         in this situation.

And He helps me

     to realize

     He is with me.

All along,

          no matter what.

God always answers.

We don't always

       ask for His help,

His strength,

His guidance,

    and we miss out

on what could have been.

Sometimes He answers

in ways or timing

we do not understand,

but always in ways

that draw us closer to Him.

Silence is not His absence,

but His deeper Presence.

And I realize once again,

I am not in control,

          but He is.)

O LORD,

May we start out this new week

and this new day,

seeking You in the hours,

the minutes, the moments.

Spread Your protection

                over us.

Pour Your glory

       over these situations.

Encourage us

       when we are weary.

Help us to turn to You

and make crying out to You

       our first response,

       not our last resort.

In You,

     we stake our lives.

 

 

The following night

the Lord stood by him

and said,

"Take courage,

for as you have testified

to the facts about Me

in Jerusalem,

so you must testify also

                 in Rome."

                Acts 23.11

(Faithful right where we are

          in the now,

 faithful also in the next.

Be encouraged.

Faithful in what and where

  He has placed before us

prepares and equips

and strengthen us

             for the next.

Faithfulness is

       built in layers.

There are

    no small obediences.

We can never grasp

how God will use us,

how God is using us,

and who is watching,

listening,

and responding to Him.

Even here.

Even now,

     not just the next.)

O LORD,

Sometimes we have no idea

       what we are doing,

but we can remain faithful.

Grant to us the strength

and wisdom

and words of testimony

to bring Your name

      to this situation

and to those around us.

Help us to be quick to listen,

slow to speak,

slow to anger,

to respond instead of react,

and to take courage

to speak, to pray,

to follow You

         even in this situation.

Fill our pockets

      with Your grace,

fill our hearts

      with Your Spirit,

fill our words

      with testimony about You.

He is like a tree

planted by streams of water

that yields its fruit

       in its season,

and its leaf

    does not wither.

In all he does,

        he prospers.

       Psalm 1. 3

(God's Word strengthens us

     more than we can know.

And allows us

   not just to survive

         in impossible situations

         and places

         and difficulty,

but to thrive here,

strategically positioned,

divinely appointed,

not just for our good

  but for those

           all around us

  and those coming after.

The seeds of God's Word

  produce majestic trees

of whose shade and fruit

       we may never see

       in our lifetimes.

Planting ourselves

             in God's Word,

in all that we do,

God redeems and completes

in ways too numerous

        than we can count

or we will ever realize.)

O LORD,

May Your Word

not just protect and provide

for us in this life,

but send down deep roots

to cover and sustain

all those around us

and point them to You.

Strengthen us this day

that we may in turn

   strengthen others

   who are desperate for You.

In all we do, O LORD,

    redeem and complete it.

Plant Your glory and joy

    through us.

 

Thus says the LORD,

the God of David your father:

I have heard your prayer.

I have seen your tears.

Behold I will heal you.

          2 Kings 20. 5

(God hears when we come

     before Him

with our struggles,

with our wounds,

with even our daily steps.

He does not just see our need,

our tears,

our despair.

but He comes to us

       in our suffering,

right here with us,

   already here.

God redeems in ways

that sometimes

   totally amazes us

and sometimes

   we don't understand.

Healing extends

   far beyond the physical.

Always has.

One thing we can be assured:

God loves us

   more than we can know.

Even in this.

Even through this.)

O LORD,

We know that You care

and love us

   beyond our comprehension.

Sometimes we see Your hand.

And sometimes

    we just need to trust You.

You are with us.

And we don't have to understand

  for You to be working

  powerfully in our lives.

We just need to be faithful

       to You alone.

 

Praise the LORD!

Sing to the LORD

      a new song...

        Psalm 149. 1

(What am I singing

       over this day,

       into this day,

       before the LORD,

and into the lives

of those all around me?

A song of praise

   and love to the LORD?

Or a grinding noise of

   complaint and despair?

What soundtrack

          do I choose?

How can I approach this day

    not just with a

        new song in my heart,

but with a new heart?)

O LORD,

Help our song to You

be a witness to others

about who You are.

May a new tune

      of praise to You

get stuck in our heads,

a song that never ends,

new words to an old tune,

or a new melody altogether.

Every day is really just

   an opportunity for

     a whole new stanza.

You invented music,

          O Almighty One,

to soften our hearts

and move our souls

and bring You glory.

May the words of our song

   point us always to You,

reflect our love for You,

and become infectious

in the lives of others.