...because I have

        hoped in Your Word.

                Psalm 119. 74

(Our lives unfold very differently,

our choices, our loves,

                 and our steps,

because we stake our lives

          on the Almighty.

God gave us His Word that

   we may know Him more.

Scripture roots us.

His Word holds us together.

     More than we can imagine.)

O LORD,

Help us to realize

that You do not just tweak us

       through Your Word,

but You transform our lives,

          inside and out.

May Your Word nourish

    our deepest hungers.

Plant Your Word in our hearts

   to bear fruit for others

and bring Your glory,

       even to the barren places.

You, O LORD,

        transform the landscape.