...tie this scarlet cord in the window

through which you let us down.

                Joshua 2. 18

(May our lives be marked visibly

     by our grace for others.

Even one act of grace

               and faithfulness

  gives rise to

a thousand acts of grace

   for the flourishing of others

   and for His glory

 in tangible and unexpected ways.

The cord is not designed

to get God's attention,

   but as a strong reminder to us

               to live that way.)

O LORD,

Help us to live visibly

with a strong scarlet cord

         of Your grace in our lives,

not just by what we do

   but by our hearts

                in how we love You

                and others.

Your scarlet cord of faithfulness,

       love and hope

   run from cover to cover

   in Your Word.

Even in the most impossible situations,

               You redeem,

   far more than we can know.