Dear God, today let me be a beacon. Fill me with love, that I might shine it upon others. I have too long been preoccupied with my own cares and worries, casting my gaze only upon myself. Let me today seek to understand and love those around me. Let your warmth flow and bathe my fellows.

Let me take every opportunity to serve. Let me be an obedient worker, a caring friend, a faithful servant, a loving partner. Today let my higher self have dominance over my lower, selfish aspects.

Thy will be done.

(Letter #912)

Dear God, let me have a positive attitude today. For too long I have viewed my days as being filled with trials and difficulty. But in truth, this is a fiction. A story I tell myself.

In fact, my day to day existence is filled with moments and experiences I should see as joyful. I have a family that loves me, work that is fulfilling, enough resources to thrive today and tomorrow.

My troubles, so-called, have to do with my attitude: I am despondent because I do not get what I want or have diminished status among my fellows. I am anxious because some negative interaction might take place that causes me discomfort. I am angry because someone does not show me respect I think I deserve.

None of these are real – all stories. Stories in which I cast myself in the role of victim.

Today, Lord, let me tell myself the story of redemption, of thriving, of love. Let me pass on this tale to others.

Thy will be done today.

(Letter #911)

Dear God, sometimes I feel overwhelmed by what appears to be an insurmountable to-do list, containing tasks I do not know whether or how to manage. The reality, though, is usually that what challenges I face are in fact well within my capacity – and that there is one among them that generates fear. Maybe I have to speak publicly, or perform in front of a superior. Or the task is in some other way a high-stakes one.

When faced with such things, like today, I feel besieged. The looming challenge blots out everything else. I cannot be effective, I can barely bring myself to think of anything else.

Lord, I cannot live like this, flitting from worry to worry. Let me please have an attitude of obedience and service. Let me bend every ounce of my will toward doing your bidding – let this displace the selfish worrying about my performance. Let me seek and do your will today, and let this become my freedom from bondage.

I am enslaved by my fears, but they are self-generated. Take them away. Heal my thinking.

(Letter #910)

Dear God, I take note of all the things happening in my body. The feeling of pressure under my seat. The temperature of the room on my skin. The feeling of air filling my lungs as I breathe.

Lord, this present moment is a safe haven. When I worry about the future I succeed only in disturbing the present. Let me be grateful for this moment in which I find myself. Let me honor it as a gift from you. Let me attend to it, indeed, let me cultivate it.

The future will come. All I have is now. How dare I squander it? Let me be worthy of the peace you deliver.

(Letter #909)