...be joyful,

for this will go with him

in his toil

through the days of his life

that God has given him

            under the sun.

           Ecclesiastes 8. 15

(Has it occurred to me

     to be joyful in this?

The task may not change,

but a joyful heart

changes the journey,

how I do the work,

    and always the outcome.

Joy impacts everyone 

               around me.

How do I approach this

                differently 

because I am a believer?)

O LORD,

Your joy

is what gives me strength,

not impervious to circumstances,

      but all the more

      responsive to them.

Fill each of us with Your joy

that we can seek to do

all the good we are able,

             even in this.

Please help us 

     to choose Your joy

and to bring You the glory.