If your enemy is hungry,

   give him something to eat,

and if he is thirsty,

   give him water to drink,

for you will heap

      burning coals on his head,

and the LORD will reward you.

               Proverbs 25. 21-22

(Every day we all face situations

   when we must choose

                    how to respond.

Grace is always a good idea

  and that which is most unexpected,

           with love not revenge.

How we see God changes

    how we see others

    and how we see ourselves.

Others are continually watching us,

not to see if we are perfect,

but if we are really changed by Christ,

    and to see if God is real.)

O LORD,

Fill our pockets with Your grace,

   ready to hand out

   at a moment's notice

        in unlikely places.

Help us to know You more,

    be known by You,

   and be known as Yours.

Not just by what we say

     or what we do,

but how we respond,

loving even the unlikely ones,

because that is what

        Your people do,

and that is why

    You placed us here.