Near and Far

When you come into

the land that I give you...

            Leviticus 25. 2

(God strategically appoints us

to serve Him

in the familiar and unchartered,

   the ordinary and extraordinary,

   what seems to matter

       and what appears to not,

to bring His peace, grace

          and His name here.

We are witnesses of Him

  and conduits of His goodness,

even in unexpected places

    and among unlikely people.

When I was a little girl,

  words over the exit sign read,

"You are now entering

               your mission field."

Nothing random in His guidance,

   but being aware of His presence

            and sacred encounters,

wherever we find ourselves today.)

O LORD,

Guide our thoughts, our hearts

        and our feet

that we may willingly go

             or willingly stay,

    in the center of Your will.

Help us not just to remember

    to ask for Your leading,

 but ask for Your courage

    in actually following You

into what we see

    and what we don't yet

                  comprehend.

We bind ourselves to You

   in whatever You unfold

as we walk with You.

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