Dear God, the fear and worry I experience is often out of all proportion to its apparent cause. I may face calamity with equanimity, yet at the same time, anticipating some trivial interaction paralyzes me.

I can only conclude from this that the majority of my fears are false. They are self-generated and based on illusion.

Lord, if this is so, let me act accordingly. Let me dismiss my worries as I would dismiss any other trivial matter: with a wave of my hand.

You set me the task of delivering your love to this world. I therefore have, even in the most complicated situations, my clear and simple orders: deliver love.

Today, Lord, how can I best deliver love? Let this task sustained me. The love in me cannot be depleted and indeed grows the more I transmit.

Let love shine from me as light from a lamp. Let me shine on my fellows today.

(Letter #839)

Dear God, let me be a source of good cheer today. Let me bring your love to all those around me. Let me be a peacemaker.

Let me see these things as a discipline. It is an easy thing to spread joy when I myself am joyful. But it is a greater spiritual feat to spread joy when I am tired, depleted, struggling.

Lord, let the delivery of your joy to others create energy in me. Let me persevere, taking comfort in the sense that I am fulfilling your purpose.

Thy will be done.

(Letter #838)

Dear God, show me how I can best seek and do your will today. Grant me the power to sow love in all circumstances.

Let me seek discomfort and trouble, so that I may deliver your healing. Let me eagerly find those I resent, so that I may deliver your goodwill. Let me walk towards the things I fear, so that I may demonstrate your power.

You invite me to rest in your stillness and become a vessel for your love. You command me to spread this love if I am to be whole. Let me be a source of joy in this world, bringing your love to all.

Let me have knowledge of your will for me, and the power to carry it out.

(Letter #837)

Dear God, I feel awake and adequate to the tasks of the day. What a gift, that you deliver to me this feeling of sufficiency! Let me have true gratitude for this grace — an undeserved beneficence.

Let me not think myself the author of my good fortune. I am like a child struggling to lift a heavy object. When it rises, I believe it is due to my effort, but I do not see that my parent has in fact raised it for me. My exertions are laughable, yet I regard them so seriously.

Let me, Lord, walk lightly today. You undergird every event and support me even when your hand is unseen.

Today, let me see my task as improving conditions for those around me. Let me bring love into every interaction, the large and the small. Let me delight in every such exchange.

Lord, grant me a thankful heart. Let me see the abundance all around me. Let me share this with my fellows.

Thy will be done, today and always.

Thank you.

(Letter #836)