...and make the dry tree flourish.

I am the LORD,

I have spoken,

and I will do it.

              Ezekiel 17. 24

(Not just that we would survive

      but thrive.

God changes the landscape.

Even in the most barren places,

  to be His redemptive presence

                           there,

to be His people,

    knowing Him,

    known by Him,

    known as His.

Flourishing extends far beyond

       our own well-being.)

O LORD,

Help us to see these situations

         --even the ordinary

                       or unexpected--

    with new eyes and fresh hearts

that we would not just

              find a way through,

   but bear Your fruit,

   even in drought

            and the really hard places.

    for Your glory

    and to point others to You.

Show us how

  to be Your redemptive presence

            even in difficulty.

Help us to

             practice grace in this

 for You to be seen

                  and known.