...for the LORD

     had made them joyful

and had turned the heart

  of the king of Assyria to them,

so that

    he aided them in the work

    of the house of God,

          the God of Israel.

                     Ezra 6. 22

(When we face the ordinary

                 or the extraordinary,

     the probable or impossible,

God provides

     in unexpected ways and

   from the most unlikely sources,

those we know,

those who are strangers,

those who even

       we see as against us.

When we pray,

   God reveals Himself

and we witness His wonders.

Watch for Him!)

O LORD,

In all that is beyond our skill set,

in all that is far past

            our comprehension

            or our courage,

    Your Presence changes everything.

Help us to trust You

       and pray in expectation,

       and watch as You

             bring about Your glory.

Whether explainable or unexplainable,

  the wonders in our lives

              do not just happen.

And in what appears impossible,

   Your power is revealed.

Where You guide,

           You provide.

Help us to follow You

  into what is not able to occur

               without You.