And let our people

learn to devote themselves

      to good works,

so as to help

   cases of urgent need,

and not be unfruitful.

               Titus 3. 14

(Learn to devote ourselves,

learn to see difficulties

                differently,

not just as they impact us

  but how to help others,

to see what is not  so obvious

and respond

          in unexpected ways.

To serve the LORD

       with gladness

and be faithful to Him,

wherever we dwell,

among whomever

   God puts on our paths

   and our hearts.)

O LORD,

You have placed us

strategically today

for Your divine appointments

and to learn Your way

   a little deeper

into what surrounds us.

Help us not just to serve You

and others

        but with great joy.

Please let Your grace

and hope and endless love

   be written on our hearts

and evident in our lives.