And through others.

On morning rounds, I greet others, and they me. How could they know I am your channel, Lord? What I speak to them are not my words but theirs.

If something I say moves a heart, which unclenches a fist, and opens a space for peace — it was not what I said but what you did through me.

If something I hear moves my heart, and causes me to act — it is not my neighbor but you though them.

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Let me act and go with care, Lord, on this delicate mission. Every word important. Every act a masterpiece.

You work through us, to and for each other. Are we not all of God, then?

– from the mountain

Consider:

How can I remember that I am yours?

Reading:

“I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.”

— George Fox

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“We are the hands and feet of God.”

— Teresa of Ávila

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“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”

— Philippians 2:13 (KJV)

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So weak, so strong.

My arms, my body, are so weak in comparison to what must be done. Looking at the earth that must be shifted, I do not feel up to the task.

If it be your will, Lord, it will happen. Let me be in alignment with you, that I may have all the power needed.

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Greater works shall I do, with you with me.

– from the mountain

Consider:

Can I surrender and accept your power?

Reading:

“You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.”

— Pirkei Avot

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“I have learned that strength comes not from force, but from alignment.”

— Simone Weil

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“My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”

— 2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV)

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And no other.

Let me meet you, Lord.

Let me meet you on the mountain.

Let me meet you in the forest.

On the meadow.

In the market square.

Alone in my room, gathered with fellows, while walking, while sitting.

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Only you bring me the relief I need.

Let me meet you.

– from the mountain

Consider:

Can I make myself ready to meet you?

Reading:

“Late have I loved thee, O Beauty so ancient and so new; late have I loved thee.”

— Augustine of Hippo

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“There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God.”

— Brother Lawrence

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“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?”

— Psalm 139:7 (KJV)

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And purpose.

A new calf was born, and not without difficulty.

I am being reborn. Each day, over and again.

Also not without difficulty. I cling to what was familiar.

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Let me embrace what you have in store for me, Lord. Let me become whom you would have me be.

– from the mountain

Consider:

How can I become whom you would have me be?

Reading:

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart, and try to love the questions themselves.”

— Rainer Maria Rilke

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“Every moment is a beginning.”

— T. S. Eliot

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“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

— 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)

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