For I know

the plans I have for you,

         declares the LORD,

plans for welfare

            and not for evil,

to give you a future and a hope.

Then you will call upon Me

    and come and pray to Me,

                  and I will hear you.

You will seek Me and find Me,

   when you seek Me

             with all Your heart,

I will be found by you,

                says the LORD.

           Jeremiah 29. 11-14

(Hope is knowing

  that this life, this situation,

       is not all there is.

Because there is God,

   nothing will remain the same

when we call upon Him,

pray to Him,

and seek Him with our hearts,

seeking not an answer,

nor an escape route,

nor a new door or trail,

nor success,

nor a set of instructions,

           but God.

God opens our hearts

     when we pray to Him.

God reveals Himself to us.

"Right here with you.")

O LORD,

Help us to keep our eyes on You

   and not on circumstances.

Because You are God,

         and we are not,

You transcend

   all difficulties for Your glory

and for our wellbeing,

            even in the hard places.

You are great

        and do wondrous things.

You are God.

May we worship You

      in all we do,

not just mindful of You,

   but having the mind of Christ.

Even in this.