Tuesday

Lord of Heaven and Earth,

  It takes thousands of years to make a diamond from carbon in the ground.  Yet I expect to change the way the world works in decades...  Teach me to slow down, to breathe deeply, and to work as faithfully as I can, trusting you in all the rest.  May my efforts be pleasing to you, and may they be an offering to the world, that I might change the lives of those around me.  May I accept that only true power comes from you, and that you can use your servants to do amazing things, but only through you.

Amen