...for I have learned

in whatever situation I am

              to be content.

             Philippians 4. 11

(Because if I can't be content here,

     I will not be content elsewhere.

The Greek word content here means

    sufficient, strong enough,

    not dependent on external circumstances.

Not that we are impervious to circumstances,

   nor complacent,

           but we are able to be

           responsive where God

                      has placed us,

whatever,

among whomever,

wherever.

Our strength is in Him.)

O LORD,

You have placed each of us

      strategically for Your Kingdom,

often in unexpected ministry

     and bearing unexpected fruit.

Help us not to just be faithful

               in this place

               or situation,

but content in You,

knowing that You are working

        a mighty work in us

        and through us,

even in that which we

                 cannot yet see.

Even in what only appears

     as the most impossible.

Help us to approach

    the hard stuff and the favorable

with a new heart,

       seeking You in it,

and bearing witness to others

    that we are not alone.

You are with us.