By insolence comes nothing

        but strife,

but with those

       who take advice

       is wisdom.

           Proverbs 13. 10

(Whether we react

to circumstances

    or we respond

reveals our heart condition.

Pride always justifies

           its own way.

The wise know

  that they do not

  know it all.

Others continually watch

to see not that we are

         perfect,

but that God is real.

Crisis makes evident

  His transformation in us.

Does anyone see

  a difference in me

when it comes down

       to loving others?)

O LORD,

We are surrounded

by how we respond

    not just to crisis,

but to ordinary need.

We all struggle

     with something

     or someone.

Fill us with Your love

that we may see beyond

    the expected

to the eternal.

May others see

the difference You

      make in my life.

May we see

  how You have

  changed our hearts.