God of our Yesterdays and our Tomorrows,
we thank you for the ways in which you speak in our lives:
in our history and our hope,
in our struggles and in our confidence,
in the questions, concerns, and encouragement shared with us in trust.
Give us the wisdom we need to hold and weigh and understand your call in all of this.
Grant us the courage to be faithful to that call.
We ask this in the name of Jesus and the power of the Spirit. Amen.