Father, hear my cry
Lord, move me in a way You never have before. Your love for us, Your overflowing mercy, Father God, how can I deny it to the people I care most about. My family and so many of my dearest friends don't know You. And that, as always, is my fault, my mistake, my inadequacy falling at their feet, that I am so afraid to speak for You, afraid of rejection, of belittlement, to the point of denying them the joy I have found in You. Father, I place my shortcomings before you, my failings, my fear. Help me, Lord, help every one of my brothers and sisters in Christ to speak up and to speak out, to climb out of the rut we've fallen into as indifferent children, for this light was not meant to be hidden. In Christ's name, Amen.
