...and the LORD is with him.

               1 Samuel 16. 18

(May that be

    what distinguishes us.

May we grasp that reality

     of walking with Jesus.

May others realize

              Christ in us

   by what we say and do

   and how we love.)

O LORD,

Help us not just to hear Your voice,

             but respond to You.

Help us not just to seek You,

    but walk with You

             in the familiar

         and in the unexpected.

Align our hearts with Yours

   that we will love differently

              in what is seen

     and in what may not be recognized.

May we be known as Yours.