But the Spirit

entered into me

and set me

      on my feet.

       Ezekiel 3. 24

(There are times

when everyone of us

has the rug pulled

     out from under us.

There are times

when we have no strength

   to get up on our own.

And that is when

we realize our need for God.

God empowers us

not just to get back

              on our feet,

to see not just

         our own struggles

but to find the grace to help

    in time of need.

God's strength and grace

are never

   individually wrapped,

but more than enough

    to help others

    and not only ourselves.

God does not just redeem.

God multiplies.)

O LORD,

Fill our pockets,

fill our hearts,

fill our vision

      with Your grace.

Help us to come prepared

not just to the table

        set before us,

those situations we expect,

but into this day

  and in all unlikely corners.

Help us to find the strength

   to respond to You

and to bring with us

   Your overflowing

      and unexpected grace.

May others not just

   see a difference in us,

but to see You differently.

Grace to all we

           encounter today.

May Your Spirit

   lift us back on our feet.