Let us make a small room 

on the roof with walls

and put there for him

a bed, a table, a chair

         and a lamp

so that whenever 

       he comes to us,

he can go in there.

               2 Kings 4. 10

(Living with margin

—at our table, in our homes,

in our schedule, in our hearts—

to provide intentionally 

   not just for obvious needs,

 but the well-being of others.

What do I have?

What can I do?

      God multiplies

or pulls out something new

          from His hidden stash.)

O LORD,

You provide 

      in unlikely ways,

      in unusual places,

      for improbable outcomes,

Your light in darkness,

Your glory

    even where we cannot see it,

Your faithfulness 

             astonishes us.

Please sharpen our vision

   that we may respond to needs

        —visible and invisible—

for Your purposes and glory.

Nothing random,

nothing insignificant 

             in Your kingdom.