Encouraging God, be with us this week as we continue along the journey you have set before us. May we find new things for which to be excited by your creation and the people we meet. Give us patience when we struggle and the wherewithal to know when we need to step away from things that don’t control how we are living our lives. May we stand up bravely when the time comes for us to confront those things that need our attention. Give us the judgement to know which of those is needed at the moment we find ourselves. All this we ask in your name. Amen