...were fruitful

and multiplied greatly.

         Genesis 47. 27

(How we view God

is how we view

    circumstances,

both difficult

and favorable.

We choose to approach

    "what if....?"

fearfully or fruitfully.

God is not a variable,

but He on whom we

   can stake our lives.

Don't calculate

     without Him.

God multiplies.

We have only

    to be faithful,

no matter the equation,

whether we understand

        or not.)

O LORD,

We come to You this day

with open hands

and willing hearts

and sharp awareness

    of Your Presence.

Help us to not be

   distracted by fear,

but be fruitful

even in the difficult,

even where

   others see a barren field

   or nothing at all.

You redeem, O LORD.

You multiply

     beyond our vision.