"Stand here with

your burnt offering,

while I meet

the LORD over there."

And the LORD

         met Balaam

and put a word

         in his mouth.

  Numbers 23. 15-16

(Have I talked to

            the LORD

      about this?

Have I brought this

    before Him?

It is not a matter

    of God speaking,

but am I listening

      and responding

      to His voice?

That should distinguish

how we respond,

how we act and react,

what we say,

how we pray,

and enlarge how

    we see others

    and love them.

Are others aware

   that we seek Him

and His ways?)

O LORD,

You guide us,

You provide for us,

You place Your thoughts

and grace and love

      in our hearts and minds.

Align our hearts with Yours,

              Almighty One,

transform our affections.

Help us to not be paralyzed

into inaction,

but energized by seeking You

and responding to You.

Help us to be

      incredibly aware

that You are with us.

May Your Presence

guide us on paths

    that bring You glory

and draw others to You.

Help us to

prepare Your way

     in the lives of others

and know that grace

   will get us there.