Gracious God,
I thank you for your blessing and presence in my life.
The gift of faith that you have given me
is precious and fragile.
So much in this world threatens
its growth and its potential to bear fruit.
Guard me and strengthen me
in your grace and love
so that I might withstand the challenges and threats to my spirit.
Give me the wisdom
to tend my soul each day
in prayer and devotion to you.
Embolden my response
so that I live my life with openness and trust.
Send me out with renewed zeal to care for others.
Through Christ, amen.
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Backyard Parables seeks God in the space of an ordinary backyard. Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God using parables about ordinary things. Walt creates parables of his own from his backyard. Through them, he seeks wisdom for Christian living today. Walt is a Lutheran Pastor with twenty-three years of experience providing spiritual care, preaching, teaching, and writing about God's Kingdom.
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