Dear God, you give me substance and gravity. In the face of trials, you anchor me. Let me hold fast to you, that I may not act in panic, blown about by winds.

I am so fearful of the judgments of those around me, I so easily react without consideration. If I listen for your voice, if I am earnest in seeking your will, I might begin to act more deliberately.

Weigh me down, O Lord, stop me from flying away in ill-considered reactions. Let me move, speak, and act slowly and with purpose.

Let me quietly act as your agent. Thy will be done.

(Letter #1035)

Dear God, let me show my weakness today. Let me gladly depend on you to guide me and protect me. Let me have knowledge of your will for me, and the willingness and power to carry it out.

I feel so inadequate to the tasks I know are before me. Let me not try to hide my fear, but allow it to be visible to my fellows. If I am seen to be supported by your grace, then others may develop faith in you, too.

Lord, let my failings and shortcomings be the material from which you create a beacon. Save me, that others may see me saved. Improve me, that others may see me improved. Guide me, that others may see your guidance.

Thy will be done.

(Letter #1034)

Dear God, let me reflect your light into every corner today. Let me bring gladness.

Lord, today I will walk along the path you have set. What I encounter will be determined by you. My role is to try my best to discern your will, to find each opportunity to be helpful.

Let my faith shine so brightly that those around me wonder at your power. Let me have ease today, knowledge of the next right action. Let this ease beckon others to seek you.

Let me efface myself. Let me erase my own feeling of accomplishment. Let me not strive for selfish ends, but instead seek to demonstrate your power – the power you have to create ease and serenity.

Let me glide quietly through the day, held erect by you. Let the light you shine from me call others to follow the path of self-forgetting. Lord, let me be useful to my fellows today.

(Letter #1033)

Dear God, My life is filled in all corners with evidence of your grace. These gifts are undeserved. I have love, security, a sense of usefulness, and faith well beyond my due.

Even at such a calm, ordinary time such as this one — my life overflows.

Lord, let me recognize this in each moment. Let me have wonder for the serenity I feel. Who could have anticipated such a gift? Who could say they deserve it?

Let me embody thanks today.

(Letter #1032)