But some men joined him

           and believed.

                Acts 17. 33

(It is not for us to fully know

    how God is using us

    in the lives of others

         and for His Kingdom.

Not everyone will respond,

but we can still be faithful

    in sowing and nurturing

    and pointing others to Him.

God brings fruit from faithfulness,

      in ways we will never see

             on this side of life.

Even in what we face today,

  to bring the name of Jesus there.)

O LORD,

Help us to know that people

     don't just happen in our lives,

but You have placed them there

   for us to love them to You.

Wherever we go,

     whomever we are with,

we can bring the name of Jesus

    in what we say and do,

    even in our attitudes.

You turn the world rightside up

     by Your grace.

Fill us with faithfulness

and courage.

Let Your steadfast love

          flow through us,

even into what is

    beyond our understanding.