A joyful heart

    is good medicine,

but a crushed spirit

    dries up the bones.

              Proverbs 17. 22

(Which do I choose today?

It is not a matter of

    what circumstances I am in,

but how I choose

    to live differently in them.

My attitude directly impacts my day

   and everyone else around me.

God does not promise

     a change of circumstances

 but "Do not fear. I am with you."

God empowers us to

    respond with a new heart

when we walk with Him,

follow, serve and worship.

God directs us

     to find something new

   we never saw before.

And that would be His Presence.)

O LORD,

Help us to dwell in Your Presence,

no matter the circumstances,

to know that You have

          given us a story

          to point us to You

    and reveal Yourself

         to those around us.

What we see as weary

      and insignificant,

           You multiply

    into something amazing.

Almighty One,

  strengthen our souls,

  open our eyes,

and help us to know You more.

Even in the midst

          of this hard place,

we do not have to be

       enslaved by circumstances,

   but empowered by You.

You are right here with us.

You redeem.

   Help us to remember that.

You are here

              after all.