...a blessing

in the midst of the earth.

         Isaiah 19. 24

(What am I aiming for?

On what is my heart set?

To achieve and

          be successful?

Or to be a faithful witness

to the grace

     and love of Jesus

right here,

right now,

in the narrow squeaks

and unexpected trials

and unlikely places?

God has strategically

   appointed each one of us

not to seek to be blessed

    but to be a blessing

    in the midst of the earth.

What does that look like

  in my situation today?)

O LORD,

Help me to see this day

   with a different heart,

not to seek blessings

but to be the blessing

         in this situation

because we seek You.

Guide us into Your anointing

          and appointing.

Align and re-align our hearts

   to be aware and watchful

   not just of opportunities,

but to be a first responder.

May we sing aloud Your strength

lest others simply see us

            as just a nice person

not as one of Yours.