John 1:10
“He was in the world, the world was there through him, and yet the world didn’t even notice.”
“He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him.”
Lord, you convict me with these verbs, notice and recognize. May I ever recognize your presence and work in the world. May I always notice people, the state of their hearts and minds, not be consumed by my own agenda and needs. Give me grace to communicate my noticing in a way that shouts of you, of hope and love, even when I am sallow with illness. I ask this in your name, Lord Jesus, and for your sake. Amen.