Provocation
Things will happen today, O God, that will provoke us; we know this is true because things have happened every day of our lives that have provoked us.
Something might provoke us to be afraid.
Something might provoke us to be angry.
Something might provoke us to be happy.
Something might provoke us to be melancholy.
Something might provoke us to be confused.
Something might provoke us to be arrogant.
Something might provoke us to be humble.
Something might provoke us to be judgmental.
Something might provoke us to be anxious.
Something might provoke us to be relaxed.
Whatever provokes us today and however it provokes us, O God, keep us so aware of your presence with us that it also provokes us to greater fellowship with you and to greater trust in you.
Help us to grow in our relationship with you, in our relationships with others, and in our relationship to our environment that more and more our initial response to events will be provocation toward trusting in you rather than toward our emotional and all too often knee-jerk reactions.
Amen.
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