...for this thing

       is from Me.

           2 Chronicles 11. 4

(We will not always understand,

but we can trust God about it.

How differently

      would we approach

               this situation,

if we knew God was in it?

It is not a matter of

          just getting through it,

or more than being victorious,

but knowing Him even more,

       and His fathomless love.

"Do not be afraid.

           I am with you.")

O LORD,

Help us to not just survive

       but thrive

in unlikely places

   and among impossible people.

Help us to not just focus

           on circumstances,

      nor be defeated by them,

but strive for Your glory.

Even in this

     to be a witness for You

that others might come to You

and we might know You more.

Empower us to pray continually,

          live faithfully,

          love well,

    and practice grace over and over.