The light! It heals and quickens us.

O sweet Lord, dispel the gloom. Why seek I for meaning in the sunshine?

Your gifts, healing and energy, love, are meaning in themselves.

I will try to do your will in the sunshine, Lord.

(Letter #2,621)

Let me cheer the morose.

Let me find the lost.

Let me unburden the weary.

Let me love the unlovable.

Your will for me – spread cheer and love – let me do it in all ways.

Grant me energy to give, Lord.

(Letter #2,620)

I fear the length of the journey, and the weight of the burden.

Just a few steps in, and I see that it is all downhill on smooth paths. My pack feels light.

You were waiting to show me, until I made a start.

Such is faith. Let me always be willing, Lord.

(Letter #2,619)

Will I drift, or walk with purpose?

I seek to be idle, knowing the day will thus end in the tragedy of unfulfillment.

Grant me direction today, Lord, and the willingness to pursue it.

(Letter #2,618)