The light shines in darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within. Maya Angelou

Dear God,

Let my light shine out in the world. Let it be genuine. Even in the dark times, let me be a reflection of Your love.

Amen

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.

When I feel like I’m drowning, only God can get in the water with me.

Dear God,

Thank you that You promise to walk with me. no matter where it leads. Only You can manage those deep waters. Help me to depend completely on You.

Amen

— even when you are old, I am with you

—perhaps we are underestimating the powerful love of God that holds us when we have nothing left to hold. Kaitlin Curtice

Dear God,

I know that You are much more powerful than I can hope or imagine. Help me to claim Your power when I feel powerless.

Amen

Make your ear attentive to wisdom and incline your heart to understanding.

Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. Mary Oliver

Der God,

I want to keep my eyes and ears open to Your world and Your voice. I want to pay attention. I want to be astonished. I want to tell about it. Only You can make these things happen in my life.

Amen

For where two or three are gathered in My name, I am among them.

The human soul does not want to be fixed. It wants to be seen and heard. Parker Palmer

Dear God,

Help to see and hear; to invite others into community and friendship. Remind me often that I do not need to fix people, I just need to love them.

Amen

Come to me all you that are weary

Look at the birds and flowers and believe in a loving God who provides everything. Eberhard Arnold

Dear God,

I confess that I can be worn down by worry. Thank you that You promise rest. Help me to have the faith to believe that You can take care of it all. Help me to believe and rest in You.

Amen

I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me?

You can test courage cautiously. Annie Dillard

Dear God,

Some days I don’t have the courage to face what life is giving me. I know that You give courage to the meek and strength to the weak. Help me to claim Your promises.

Amen

My heart shall not fear.

To feel close to God is a great comfort. Christopher Fredrich Blumhardt

Dear God,

Thank you that I am not alone. In You there is no fear; no loneliness. Thank you that You love me so much that I never need to be alone.

Amen

I will pour my Spirit upon your descendants.

Never, never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant. Desmond Tutu

Dear God

Sometimes I feel insignificant. I can’t do all that I would like to do. Thank you for reminding me that you can use me. You will give me what I need to make a difference.

Amen

I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody. Maya Angelou

Dear God,

Help me to stop striving to prove my worth. Help me to really believe that I am enough. You made me, and that is enough.

Amen