Dear God, let me rest with you. These things that cause me fear, wolves circling the campfire, they are illusion. Here with you, let me be held.

Lord, let me recognize that I need no shelter to be safe. Let me see how I already have all the strength I may need and more.

Let me do your will today.

(Letter #1347)

Dear God, let me please live as an example to others of what utter dependence on your grace may look like. Let me truly offer myself over to you. Let me hold nothing back.

I plan, I outline, I forecast. All of it an attempt to influence the future. All of it futile. The harder I grip, the more disloyal I am.

Lord, let me become willing to let go. Let my fear of tomorrow dissipate like mist. Let me, instead, live in wonder at today.

(Letter #1346)

Dear God, let me be your beacon today. Let me call my fellows to you. Let me beckon.

Let me see the love and grace all around – and let me share what I see with others.

Thy will be done.

(Letter #1345)

Dear God, I come to you in the morning gloom to become strengthened. Being with you makes me ready for the day to unfold and for me to meet it. Too often, though, I congratulate myself on the effort put into this time of devotion. I act, wrongly, as if this time with you were a discipline, a daily chore. I rise and face the world prideful over what I have accomplished.

Lord, let me see this time, rightly, as a time of comfort and restoration. Grant me power and deeper humility, that I may serve you and help others.

Glad effort lies before me, not here in my quiet room. Here lies peace.

(Letter #1344)