As the LORD lives,

who has redeemed my soul

    out of every adversity....

            1 Kings 1. 29

(There is hard stuff

      in this broken world.

Everyone struggles

                with something.

But if we choose

        to walk with Him through it,

                God redeems.

We can trust Him with it,

    we can trust His slow growth,

    His steadfast love

        and His goodness,

    even in what we cannot understand.

God works in unexpected ways

    and in the most unlikely places,

so much deeper

than we will ever realize,

    even beyond our own lifetimes.)

O LORD,

You are not just redeeming circumstances,

      but You are redeeming our souls.

Help us to follow You into this day,

      to abide with You,

      to trust You

           in what we can know

           and in what is mystery to us.

May we bring Your name

                    to this situation

          for Your glory in it.

You, O Almighty One,

      weave the victory in this.

Guide us in our decisions.

     Even in what we see

                  as small choices

      are never insignificant.