Dear God, let me set to work in service to my fellows. Let me see every activity as devotion. Let my desire to have my needs met slip away – let me become empty, keeping nothing in reserve. As I am replenished, let me expend my energy in further service. Let me give.

(Letter #1355)

Dear God, let me move with ease today. Let me not struggle and scurry. So often I am like a frightened rabbit, running from place to place, heart pounding.

My feeling: what if they catch me? But I never wonder: who are “they,” and what indeed would happen if I were “caught?”

O, Lord, I am safer than I realize. So let me walk slowly and peacefully today. Let my furtive heartbeats slow. Let me live a life that has greater faith – a life in which I realize that I am your child under your care.

(Letter #1354)

Dear God, let me glide into every circumstance today.

So much troubles me. Raise me above the ground, let me move unspotted by my troubles.

I awaken wondering how I ever will be equal to the tasks I face. Fear grips me. I will fail. I will be found out. I will be shunned. Lord, take it all away, leave me naked and glowing.

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

(Letter #1353)

Dear God, my words, even those of prayer, can be so hollow. I speak by rote, I pray as from a script. Lord, let me draw near to you in inner silence. Let no words come between my need and your answer. Let my thoughts carry my prayers straight into you. Let me hear your answer in my core, directly.

What I learn in this quiet time cannot be spoken. I try and it is mercury, slipping away. Useless words.

Lord, let me grasp what I know. My desire to speak it is prideful at root – let me know you in silence.

(Letter #1352)