Yet still in need.
I am a river through dry land, Lord, let me quench thirst.
I am a kind word on a hard day, Lord, let me lift spirits.
I am words of courage in the face of fear, Lord, let me stiffen spines.
Am I adequate to all these tasks? Where do I get my own thirst quenched, my own spirits lifted, my own spine stiffened?
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You are my river, my kind word, my courage, Lord.
Let me pass on what you bestow upon me.
– from the mountain
Consider:
Can I accept your power flowing through me?
Reading:
“For the place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” — Frederick Buechner
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“For it is in giving that we receive.” — St. Francis of Assisi (traditional attribution)
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“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” — 1 Peter 4:10 (KJV)
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