Dear God, let me try. Let me put in a full measure of effort. So often, I profess to desire nearness to you, or the peace of right action and right relations. Yet I do nothing to bring those things about. I idly hope you might visit me and fill me with your presence. I sit apart from the world and my fellows, thinking neutrality to be the same thing as peace.

Lord, let me act. Let me take affirmative steps to embody your will today. Let me engage with my fellows even when I would remain aloof. Let me be industrious in fulfilling my obligations.

Let me be a being in the world today, your being.

(Letter #1053)

Dear God, let me not seek applause today. Let me shun recognition. Let me help in secret, quietly spreading good will and positive development.

If the spotlight shines my way, let me turn it elsewhere, to shine on some other soul. Let me diminish my self-importance, my self-regard.

Let me feel guided today. I am fearful for the future and what may occur. Let me trust your pathways.

(Letter #1052)

Dear God, I harbor fears like termites chewing my foundations. I face no crisis in this moment, but I foresee calamity in the future. Lord, let me recognize this as a form of fantasy. I cannot know what future days or weeks will bring. To imagine I can is arrogance.

You are with me in the here and now – it is now that you call me to act. Worry for tomorrow will only serve to make me useless today.

Lord, let me live and act today, in this moment. Guide me to do your will.

(Letter #1051)

Dear God, I know you support me. Let me please believe it. I face troubles that worry me. How will I manage?

Let me please place all my apprehensions into your hands. Let me act as if I truly believe that you will intercede. Let me believe this so strongly that I can refrain from meddling and desperately trying to alter the course of events.

Let me gratefully accept every occurrence today. Let me live thankfully.

(Letter #1050)