Lord we thank you for your presence and protection.  Thank you for providing a way forward in the midst of our challenges.  Please open our eyes to the resources you have gifted us with.  May we reach out to those around us for help even as we stretch to do our utmost to embody your grace and love in the world.  Please guide us as we reach out to serve those in need around us.  Give us the courage to try even when we fear failure.  Thank you for your ever present love and grace.  Amen.