Small task upon small task. Decision upon decision. Step upon step.

My day is made of small acts, piled one atop the other. Do they amount to anything?

I have laid aside stores for when it is time to call upon you. When I need you, Lord, rescue your faithful servant of small things.

Thy will be done.

(Letter #2,678)

There is a bridge to be crossed today. Will it be there tomorrow? Who is to say whether I am to walk the same road each day?

Today, the bridge stands. Let me cross it in faith, Lord, knowing you will bring me back.

(Letter #2,677)

I have hands, feet, limbs, a mind. They are all to be trained and improved. Bit by bit, I gain strength, ability, endurance.

I have a spirit. Lord, I am with you, training it.

Let us work your will upon my spirit.

Let my spirit, bit by bit, grow into you.

(Letter #2,676)

The sun shines in the garden, yet inside I hide.

Grant me willingness to go outside, Lord. Bake away my worry, let me walk in the sun.

(Letter #2,675)

What do I need? Riches and ease?

Or do I need: equanimity, compassion, courage?

You will provide, Lord.

(Letter #2,674)

The world groans; you are here to bring rest.

Let us listen for you.

When I hear, let me tell my neighbor: good news has come, sweet relief.

(Letter #2,673)

What once was allowed, I no longer bear.

The minor has taken on new importance.

Lord, you remake me, and remake me again. Each time the road narrows.

O joy, as I become who I am! Keep remaking me, Lord.

(Letter #2,672)

A tiny child, how long must I wait for strength? Will it come?

Or, Lord, will you shower me with rescue and reprieve, leaving me still yet mindful of my weakness?

O mastery, is my pursuit of it simply pride? Grant me greater humility, Lord, even as it feels like weakness.

(Letter #2,671)

Trial, then healing.

Strain, then release.

The spring is unwound, let me now turn to help my fellows.

(Letter #2,670)

Are these trials lessons or tests? What am I to learn, what is being assayed?

Grit? Strength?

Right dependence?

Trust in your great Providence?

Lord, let me learn your lessons, pass your tests. Grant me knowledge of your will for me and the power to carry it out.

(Letter #2,669)