And who knows

whether you have not come

to the kingdom

    for such a time as this?

            Esther 4. 14

(Times of bearing witness

       are never random.

Who knows?  God does.

God holds us in His hands.

Every one of us is

    divinely appointed

    and strategically positioned

        in time and place

for God's amazing purposes,

for His Kingdom,

            and in His name.

This situation

          is not a surprise to Him.

The pieces do not fall together,

     but are sacredly designed.

There are never any

     small obediences.)

O LORD,

We stand in scary places,

or unexpected circumstances,

or places of hard choices.

But You are not just with us,

     You have gone before us.

Help us to be sensitive

       and responsive

   to Your leading.

Grant to us the courage

    to follow You into it,

the endurance

            to stand in the gaps,

and the joy

      to bring Your name here.