Lord, the hope I have today is small. A pilot light. Not the bright lamp some people seem to walk around with.
But it is there. I did not put it there. I cannot take credit.
Keep it lit. Through the conversation I have to have later. Through the email that's coming. Through the part of the day that is going to test it.
I do not need a feeling of triumph. I need just enough to keep moving in Your direction.
Help me protect the small light. Do not let me trade it for a bigger feeling that fades. Do not let me trade it for cynicism that pretends to be wisdom.
A flame this size, held all the way to morning, is faith.
In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.