And some fell

    into good soil

and grew

and yielded a hundredfold.

               Luke 8.8

(Wherever we are,

in whatever we are doing,

among whomever

          we find ourselves,

sow,

share,

teach,

show grace,

bring the love of Jesus there,

without having to know

    the outcome or result.

That is what faithfulness does.

The growth and fruit

   are what God does with it

   in the most impossible places

   and among unlikely people.

Someday we will stand amazed

                     and humbled

by the forests God has created

      from the tiniest seeds.)

O LORD,

Help us to walk with You today

   that You may use us

   for Your glory

   and for Your Kingdom.

Help us to write Your name

   at the top of the day

that in all things

       we are aware of You

      and follow You into it.

Help us to be responsive

    to what is around us

and faithful to You in it.

May our love for You

    be magnified today

and get all over everything.