I have heard of you

that the Spirit of the holy God

                 is in you,

and that light and understanding

   and excellent wisdom

                  are found in you.

                  Daniel 5. 14

(We all worship something.

If we do not worship God,

a lesser god will take

             His rightful place.

Whom or what we worship

    and honor and glorify

will be evident in

            our character,

how we respond,

what we pursue,

how we love others.

What do others see

         differently in us?

Do they sense the evidence

     of the Holy Spirit

      residing there?

That we are faithful to Him?)

O LORD,

We seek not Your blessing in this day,

     but that we would bless You.

Help us to love You with all our hearts

              and minds and strength.

Let that love be evident in

         how we respond to circumstances

         and how we love others around us.

In all that we do today,

      bring Your glory to it.

Please grant to us Your wisdom

                 and understanding

and Your light in situations

     we cannot carry on our own.