From Carol Bauer
Heavenly Father, author of our lives, we thank you for those moments that clarify our life experience. It is easy to get wrapped up in the challenges of daily life and not see the bigger lessons You are teaching us.
Prompt us to take a breath, quiet our minds and hearts and listen to You and what You desperately want us to learn. Open our eyes to the lessons we need to learn and the many ways, some big, many small, that we can have an impact on those around us and our fellow citizens.
Remind us that though we are to focus on You for guidance and direction we are also called to live out our faith in the soil and place where You have planted us. Open our eyes to steps we may take in our families, churches and communities to affirm You, encourage others and keep the beacon of faith alive and shining in our culture and our country.