The Lord GOD has given me

the tongue of those

              who are taught,

that I may know how

   to sustain with a word

   him who is weary.

             Isaiah 50. 4

(We are surrounded

       by those who are weary

       and discouraged

       and desperate.

We are strategically placed

     in times of need

             by God Himself

to bring His name there,

to sow the gospel

    with love and grace

and tangible encouragement.

A good word

      brings strength for today

      and hope for tomorrow,

far more than we know.)

O LORD,

You have strategically placed

each one of us

            in a little corner of the world

to bring Your light there,

to nourish those around us

          with grace

     like gentle falling rain,

to encourage others

     even in their struggles

     which may be invisible to us.

When we are mindful of You,

       we are mindful of others.

Help us to be mindful to sustain

        those who are weary.