What do we do, God, when we are alone?  Do we turn away from our lives, looking for whatever it takes to fill up empty space and time?  Do we pretend that what we really want doesn't matter?  Or do we stop in our tracks, think for a moment and really consider what a difference believing in You can make for us?  Amen.   

God of Warmth and Comfort, grant us a vision for the future, past the cold winds, snow and ice that blanket so much of the earth this day.  Give us a sense that those who suffer can find hope in Your love, the love in which we live and move and have our being.  Your love can change the world if we pick it up and use it to create miracles.  Please guide us to ways that we can break apart the ice of frozen relationships, damaged souls and crushed dreams.  Help us to hear the beating heart of Your strength in ourselves, trusting that we have everything we need in You to see past what is to what can be.  Amen.  

Today, Lord, let us see what others may not in another's heart and let us open ourselves to being for them what they cannot be fore themselves. Help us to be sincere in our loving, seeking to understand, care for and support each other in gentle, peaceful measures that will uphold Your word and uplift our fellow travelers' spirits. Amen.