Dear God, daily I wait – for what? Success? Change? Joy? Recognition?

Lord, let me see where, even as I restrain myself in action, I yet succumb to grasping and striving.

Let my thoughts become right sized. Take away my self-aggrandizement and replace it with a sincere desire to help my fellows.

Improve my inner life, O Lord.

(Letter #1,578)

Dear God, I am weary. Let me bear others’ burdens.

I am frightened. Let me give others a feeling of safety.

I am concerned that I do not have enough. Let me be generous.

Let others find in me the ease I find in you, dear Lord.

Today, grant me humility, generosity, acceptance, and diligence.

(Letter #1,577)

Dear God, I awaken anticipating tomorrow. I walk through the morning blindly, with my eye on the horizon. Those specks I see in the distance – those sails may be friend or foe. Tomorrow may bring battle or love.

Today those sails will not reach me. Today the sun warms my skin, a neighbor greets me, leaves are unfurling. Let me not miss it, Lord.

Take my thoughts away from the invisible tomorrow with its distant visitors. The smell of fresh earth enters my nostrils, the ground presses up against the soles of my feet. Therein is enough.

(Letter #1,576)

Dear God, do I expect too little?

I come before you as a child before their mother — yet how certain am I of your love for me? Deep within, I harbor doubt that all I need will be provided.

Lord, I limit my expectations and thus limit my ability to see your works.

Let me see you in all things. Let me have greater faith. Let me claim your true power.

(Letter #1,575)