Thus says the LORD:

"Stand by the roads,

              and look,

and ask for the ancient paths,

   where the good way is,

and walk in it,

and find rest for your souls."

                Jeremiah 6. 16

(What is His way in this?

Stand, look,

          pay attention.

Have I considered

     --have I sought--

        the Almighty in this?

Fueled by prayer

         and marinated in His Word,

walking with the LORD

    always and in

    some impossible way

          comes with a side of peace.

The path may be hard,

we may struggle with something,

but God whispers,

    "Right here with you.")

O LORD,

As we walk with You today,

may we bring Your name

     wherever we are,

     among whomever,

     and in whatever we do.

No encounters random,

               but divine,

     no tasks insignificant,

               but sacred.

We are anointed and appointed

                    by You.

Just because it is hard

   does not mean You are not in it.

Your faithfulness

   guides and strengthens us.

Help us to seek Your way,

   to stop and consider,

and sow Your grace

         in unlikely places.