07.18.2023 – On The Fly

AO#ao_oakery
Q@Goon
PAX@Ghost (Eagle Creek, OR) @Fishman [Eagle Creek, OR] @Output (Eagle Creek, OR)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4

WARMUP:
SSH
Grandpa Jacks
Imperial Squat Walkers
Michael Phelps
Arm Circles
Partner Arms
Leg Swings
Mosey to bring coupons to parking lot.

THE THANG:
3 sets of exercises, x15 ea. Then 2 laps. Repeato x3. Pick up the 6 with Lieutenant Dan’s and Rows for the last round…

Round 1: Swings, Squirrels, Merkins – 2 laps
Round 2: Single leg dead lifts, Grip Strength walk, Man Makers – 2 laps
Round 3 (10 of each for time): X-Factors, Big Bois,  Burpees – 2 laps

YHC totally spaced his Q, but came up with this based on something I was reading yesterday from Michael Easter’s 2% email.

MARY:
Mosey with coupons to benches.
20 weighted step ups with coupons in front rack position.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Expansion going good in Beaverton & Milwaukie.
CSAUP at Ghost’s next Saturday, 07/29!
August CSAUP is Timberline Trail, 08/03 – 08/06.
Mud runs in September. A few PAX are signed up for Terrain Race on Saturday 09/09.

Check announcements page for any others.

Discussions about feeling the gaps in F3 workouts. Show yourselves grace and then hold yourselves accountable to bettering yourselves as fits into your lives & schedules.

COT:
“HAPPINESS. — A butterfly, which when pursued, seems always just beyond your grasp; but if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
— L. in The Daily Crescent (June, 1848)

06.27.2023 – Sideline Shuffle & Some Walls

AO: Oakery

QIC: @Goon

PAX: @Ghost, @Output, @Coinage

Conditions: 55deg

Warm-O-Rama

SSH – IC – 27

Imperial Squat Walkers – IC – 10

3rd Graders – IC – 10

Harry Rockettes – IC – 10

Daisy Pickers – IC – 10

Partner Arms – OMC – 10sec

Leg Swings – OYO

Scissor Claps – IC – 10

Jillian Michaels – OYO – 4

X-Factors (HC) – OYO – 4

Jungle Boy Squats – OYO – 4

Bonnie Blairs (HC) – OYO – 4

Slow Merkins – IC – 4

  • MOSEY THREE laps & then to far parking lot

THE THANG

ROUND 1

10X JILLIAN MICHAELS / 10X X-FACTORS / 10X JUNGLE BOY SQUATS

Width of parking lot = BearCrawl

10X JILLIAN MICHAELS / 10X X-FACTORS / 10X JUNGLE BOY SQUATS

Width of parking lot = BearCrawl

400M RUN AROUND THE PARKING LOT (2 LAPS)

ROUND 2

10X BONNIE BLAIRS (HC) / 10X MERKINS / 10X MONKEY HUMPERS

Width of parking lot = BearCrawl

10X BONNIE BLAIRS (HC) / 10X MERKINS / 10X MONKEY HUMPERS

Width of parking lot = BearCrawl

400M RUN AROUND THE PARKING LOT (2 LAPS)

  • [The 6 Picked up with continued laps]

COT:

Always Do Your Best – Your Best is Changing All the Time

Your best will depend on whether you are refreshed in the morning or tired at night. Your best will be different when you are happy as opposed to upset, or healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstances, simply do your best , and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse, and regret.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Trying for 1 CSAUP a month. May’s was a Double Ruck, Double Beatdown & BBQ! Anyone can create & lead CSAUPs or 2nd F opportunities.
    • Potential future CSAUPS: Beacon Rock Coupon Carry, Mopin River Ruck/Camp/River Raft, GHOST LAND!
  • Timberline Trail in August: 08/03 – 08/06
  • Brewery Series 5K in Astoria this Saturday: 07/01
  • Expansion:
    • Beaverton – Blue Steel, this Saturday Q.
    • Milwaukie – The Paddock. Should be able to plant a flag once we can EH some new folks.
  • Obstacle Course Races:
    • Rugged Maniac Race – Saturday, July 1 [Portland]
    • Muddy Kids (family) – Saturday, July 22 [Sherwood]
    • Muddy Princess (Women only) – Sunday, July 23 [Sherwood]
    • Mud, Sweat & BBQ – Saturday, August 12 [Woodburn]
    • Terrain Race – Saturday, September 9 [Sandy]
    • Muddy Dash – Sunday, September 10 [Sandy]
    • Seattle Spartan Trifecta Weekend – Saturday & Sunday, September 16 & 17 [Snohomish]
    • GrowRuck Training Event – 38 Boise – September 15-17 [Boise, ID]

06.06.2023 – Bauer-Hero WOD

AO: Oakery

QIC: @Goon

PAX: @Ghost @Output @Coinage

Conditions: 49deg, clear.

MISSION

The mission of F3 is to plant,  grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.

F3 is a community of men holding one another accountable to become better.

Fitness is what brings us together,

Fellowship is what creates long lasting relationships, and

Faith is what motivates us to serve and improve our communities.

| PRINCIPLES | DISCLAIMER

Warm-O-Rama

SSH – IC – 30

Imperial Squat Walkers – IC – 10

3rd Graders – IC – 10

Harry Rockettes – IC – 10

Toy Soldiers – IC – 10

Daisy Pickers – IC – 10

Partner Arms – OMC – 10sec

Arm Circles Forward – IC – 20

Arm Circles Backward – IC – 20

Halos – IC – 10

Slow Merkins – IC – 10

The THANG

2 minute Elbow Plank

13 Burpees

18 COUPON Swings

31 Push-Ups

53 COUPON Squats

53 Burpees

31 COUPON Swings

18 Push-Ups

13 COUPON Squats

2 minute Wall Sit

MoM:

Frozen Freddys – IC – 10

Jane Fondas – IC – 10 (each leg)

Flutter Kicks – IC -25

COT:

CoT Disclaimer:

We close this thing, the circle of trust, with a brief “shout-out” or prayer or moment of silence – that’s up to the leader. F3 is open to men of all faiths and no faith, and we respect and encourage the moments of openness and honesty of our brothers. We do it because we are thankful for the opportunity to come together and build ourselves into better men and because the vocal and corporate expression of that gratitude builds a strong community.

Background: This workout is dedicated to Chicago Police Cmdr. Paul Bauer who was shot and killed in the line of duty after a chase and struggle on February 13, 2018.

We first found this workout posted on Instagram by a user named Britney @twinmomfit4life, who said, “I am a daughter of a retired Houston Police Officer. Hearing about this and reading about office Bauer broke my heart. I decided that I wanted to honor his memory using equipment I had at my house. Officer Bauer was 53, he served with CPD for 31 years and he was murdered on 2/13/18.” In her post, Britney thanked Coach JK McLeod @jk139 for “tweaking the WOD I had in mind to make it more Hero WOD status!”

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

  • Mark Twain

Perfection is Procrastination Masquerading as Quality Control

  • Chris Williamson

Not everything we do is going to be pretty, or even right. But it’s the action of doing & trying that really moves the needle. Just do it!

This hits home for me with leadership. Just try things. See what sticks. Learn from what doesn’t. Bottom line, just do things.

05.30.2023 – 1st & 10

AO: Oakery

QIC: @Goon

PAX:  @Output, @Coinage

Conditions: 46deg & overcast

MISSION | PRINCIPLES | DISCLAIMER

The mission of F3 Nation is to Plant, Grow and Serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.

F3 is a community of men holding one another accountable to become better.

Fitness is what brings us together,

Fellowship is what creates long lasting relationships, and

Faith is what motivates us to serve and improve our communities.

Warm-O-Rama

SSH – IC – 30

Imperial Squat Walkers – IC – 10

Don Quixotes – IC – 10

Harry Rockettes – IC – 10

Daisy Pickers – IC – 10

Leg Swings – OYO

Partner Arms – OMC – 10sec

Halos – IC – 10

Slow Merkins – IC – 10

MOSEY 2 laps

THANG:

Marked the parking lot in 10 yard increments/2 parking spaces with cones.

Perform 10 Merkins, 1 Burpee (11’s) at the 10, sprint the remaining 90 yards. Recover jog back to the 20.

Perform 9 Merkins, 2 Burpees, sprint the remaining 80 yards, recover jog to the 30.

Repeat until all 100 yards and 11’s have been completed.

  • [PAX picked up the 6 to finish together.]

Extra Lil THANG:

Catch Me If You Can Style – Wall Sits

PAX hold wall sits. 1st PAX drops for 5 BBSs & tags next PAX.

Repeato till all 3 PAX went through twice.

Wall Sit variations at each tag: Cherry Pickers, Night Clubs, Toes Up.

MoM:

Mountain Climbers – IC – 30

Plank Jacks – IC – 10

Jane Fondas – IC – 10 (each leg)

Hello Dollies – IC – 7

COT:

The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self, by Michael Easter

Scientists in the United Kingdom recently found that our brain has a trancelike “autopilot” or “sleepwalking” mode. Once we’ve done something over and over, our mind zones out of whatever old thing it’s doing. Instead of being present and aware, we’re far more likely to be lost somewhere inside our noggin. We’re planning what we’ll eat for dinner, wondering when the new season of that one show comes out, speculating about our office frenemy’s salary. We live in a state of constant mental churn and meaningless chatter.

My months of preparation changed much of that. New situations kill the mental clutter. In newness we’re forced into presence and focus. This is because we can’t anticipate what to expect and how to respond, breaking the trance that leads to life in fast forward. Newness can even slow down our sense of time. This explains why time seemed slower when we were kids. Everything was new then and we were constantly learning.

This slowing down of time is something Parrish told me happens in misogi. “I become incredibly focused on the task at hand,” he said.

“When I look back on a misogi that was a few hours it will seem like days, because I remember every detail.”

Additionally, stepping outside our comfort zone to learn useful skills that require both mind and body alters our brain’s wiring on a deep level. This can increase our productivity and resilience against some diseases.

Having too little of the stuff is connected to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Researchers at the University of Michigan, for example, found that dementia significantly dropped in people who dedicated more of their lives to learning. The fascinating part about that study was that dementia went down in the learners even though their rate of diabetes, a condition that increases the odds of developing dementia, went up. Which basically suggests that dedicating ourselves to learning new things could help offset some of our poor habits.

  • [Great mumble chatter about doing better with each little task to better ourselves and our habits as a whole.]

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Timberline Trail in August.
  • Leadership roles available everyone.

04.25.2023 Run & Gun

AO: Oakery

QIC: Goon

PAX: @Ghost, @Output, @Coinage, @Trenta (DR from Lahar)

Conditions: 45deg, overcast

MISSION | PRINCIPLES | DISCLAIMER

MISSION:

The mission of F3 is to plant,  grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Warm-O-Rama

SSH – IC – 25

Imperial Squat Walkers – IC – 10

3rd Graders – IC – 10

Daisy Pickers – IC – 10

Toy Soldiers – IC – 10

Calf Stretches – OMC – 10sec ea leg

Calf Raises – OYO – 10ea leg

Partner Arms – OMC – 10sec

Y-T-W – IC (6 count) – 10

  • MOSEY to pick up [COUPONS] & back to Flag Pole

Thang: Run & Gun

  • 400M Run
  • Goblet Squat – 20
  • 400M Run
  • Squat Thrusters – 20
  • 400M Run
  • Mtn Climbers – 40
  • 400M Run
  • Perfect Merkins – 20

RINSE & REPEAT

MARY:

Plank Jacks – IC – 20

J Lo’s – IC – 20

American Hammers – IC – 20

COT:

This week, I want you to help make positivity contagious. You might know someone who needs a lift. You might just see someone you don’t know who is struggling. Whether it’s a friend or a stranger, I want you to make an effort this week to make someone’s day. You don’t have to make any grand gestures, just give back a little of the positivity we create in our little village to someone who needs it.

As we have here in F3, having training partners throughout life has benefitted me because there will always be days when we don’t feel our best. But on those days, our training partners are there to get us going and keep us moving forward. Be a training partner to someone this week, whether it’s online or in the real world.

I hope that you’ll find that going out of your way to help someone else helps you, and that you become addicted to giving back and spreading positivity.

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger

04.20.2023 – A Few THANGS

AO: Oakery

QIC: @Goon

PAX: @Ghost, @Revolution, @Coinage

Conditions: 34deg, beautiful sunrise towards the end

DISCLAIMER

Warm-O-Rama

SSH – IC – 20

Perfect Merkins – IC (8 count) – 10

WWIs – Up Count – 10

Imperial Squat Walkers – IC – 10

BDE Burpees – OYO – 5

Hurdle Steps – IC ea leg – 10

Harry Rockettes – IC – 10

Toy Soldiers – IC – 10

Daisy Pickers – IC – 10

Partner Arms – OMC – 10sec

Halos – IC – 10

Thang 1

Dora style… 1 PAX runs, the other workouts:

  1. 200m Run – Perfect Merkins (hand release & shoulder tap) x2
  2. 200m Run – WWIs (straight legs, arms up & touch toes) x2
  3. 200m Run – Imperial Squat Walkers (Squat w/ bicycle crunch) x2
  4. 200m Run – BDE Burpees (Burpee, Bonnie Blair, Squat – jump back into burpee) x2

MOSEY to Coupons

Thang 2

[COUPON] Tabata Songs timer of 20secs ON + 10secs REST. Do 4 minutes then REST for 1 minute.

Alternate SWINGS within each set. Exercises, Swings, Exercise, Swings, etc. within each 4 minute session.

  • Squrls — Swings

MOSEY to Flag Pole

Minutes Of MARY:

Plank Jacks – IC – 10

Pickle Pounders – IC – 10

J Lo’s – IC – 10

Hello Dollies – IC – 15 (feet in/out, off the ground)

  • [YHC greatly enjoyed being in the mix with the PAX again. It was great to meet Coinage. Glad Ghost came out for as long as he could.]

COT:

CoT Disclaimer:

We close this thing, the circle of trust, with a brief “shout-out” or prayer or moment of silence – that’s up to the leader. F3 is open to men of all faiths and no faith, and we respect and encourage the moments of openness and honesty of our brothers. We do it because we are thankful for the opportunity to come together and build ourselves into better men and because the vocal and corporate expression of that gratitude builds a strong community.

The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz

Always Do Your Best – Take Action on Your Ideas

Doing your best means to take action. You can have many great ideas in your head, but without action upon an idea, there will be no manifestation, no results, and no reward.

5 Second Rule, Mel Robbins

The moment you have an instinct to act on a goal, you must count down 5-4-3-2-1 and physically move or your brain will stop you.

Exercise and health comes down to one simple rule – you don’t have to feel like it. You just have to do it.

Your good intentions are worthless if you don’t take action.

  • [Bottom line is to just DO. It was mentioned that people ask about ways to become better at Prayer and so they resort to books and studies. Maybe instead they should just prayer.]
  • [Best way to avoid procrastination is to just DO.]

03.21.2023 Gold Rush Guest Beatdown Copy

AO: Oakery

QIC: @Goon

PAX: @Ghost @Output @Water Fight

Conditions: 36deg, clear

MISSION | PRINCIPLES | DISCLAIMER

Warm-O-Rama

Slaughter Starter: Burpees – OYO – 20

Low slow squats – IC – 10

Carolina dry docks (pike pushups) – IC – 15

Overhead claps – IC – 20

1/2 Thang: Black Mamba Run

2 laps of Pax snake their way through the slow loving line.

1 lap of 1 Burpee Black Mamba Run

  • [someone recognized the workout names being called out. Someone who wasn’t even at Lightning Rod the day earlier 😉 ]

The Thang: Gold Rush Beat Down

Wheel barrow as partners in between every 2 parking lanes.

Reps correspond to the yard line you are at.

10 donkey kicks

20 hand release merkins

30 Bonnie Blairs

40 Air Squats

50 LBCs

40 Air Squats

30 Bonnie Blairs

20 Hand Release Merkins

10 donkey kicks

7 jungle boy squats in the end zone

Pickup 6 = helping to complete the numbers per team

  • [Had some good music playing. Heard some good mumble chatter about different body parts being worked. Got some good groans.]

More Thangs: BTTW

BTTW waterfall

Pax wall sit and 1 does BTTW at a time.

Repeato 3 times

MOSEY to Coupons

Squrls – IC – 10

MOSEY back to flags

Minutes Of MARY:

Mountain Climbers – IC – 20

Plank Jacks – IC – 10

Pickle Pounders – IC – 10

J-LOs – IC – 15

American Hammers – IC – 20

  • [Showed some new workouts, or possibly just new names to the PAX. There was a joyful enthusiasm of pain throughout.]

COT:

“When wealth is lost, Nothing is lost.

When health is lost, Something is lost.

When character is lost, All is lost.”

– Billy Graham

  • [Yes, even the COT was a repeat. YHC wanted to show appreciation & gratitude for our Guest Q (’88, from Gold Rush) yesterday by repeating his workout, almost to the T. Good stuff to be had by all.]

02.21.2023 Tabata Music Mix

AO: Oakery

QIC: Goon

PAX: @output @ghost @fishman @water fight

Conditions: 38deg & some drizzle

DISCLAIMER

Warm-O-Rama

SSH – IC – 30

Imperial Squat Walkers – IC – 10

Harry Rockettes – IC – 10

Toy Soldiers – IC – 10

Daisy Pickers – IC – 10

Arm Circles Forward – IC – 20

Arm Circles Backward – IC – 20

Halos – IC – 10

Body Builders – IC – 10

** Body Builders = 8-count Burpee w/ Jack out & in at the bottom of the Merkin **

MOSEY down road, around round-a-bout & back

The Thang: Tabata Music Mix

Tabata Songs timer of 20secs ON + 10secs REST. Do 4 minutes then REST for 1 minute.

1 STATION PER PAX, 4 PAX = 20min Rounds:

  • Jump Rope
  • Pushup, wide hand in/out slide {BAND}
  • Ab wheel
  • Coupon Swing
  • Wall Sit w/ Toes Up

1 Minute REST between each station

  • [timing-wise, the stations worked out pretty good with 5 stations & 5 PAX.]
  • [listened to Tabata Songs on spotify which was our automatic timer. This was fun]
  • [enjoyed several different torture devices, with the hopes of bringing on some soreness & pain from working the muscles in a slightly different manner than typically.]

1 Minute Of MARY:

Protractor

  • [good fun with the varying degrees. Everyone got in 2 different degrees for the PAX to hold.]

COT:

The joy of life is seeing how much more we are capable of doing, and battling so that who we are tomorrow is better than who we are today. Live your life with the curiosity to see what your body and mind can really do, and the knowledge that you’ll never really know how much you can accomplish if you don’t create a limit.

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Getting better & better every day and not creating any limits and/or working towards removing limitations of the mind.

01.11.2023 Centurion

AO: Lightning Rod

QIC: Straycat

PAX: Freelunch, Goon, Red Curry

Conditions: 45deg, wet ground but no rain

DISCLAIMER

Warm-O-Rama

SSH – IC – 20

Big Forward Arm Circles – IC – 8

Big Backwards Arm Circles – IC – 8

Scissor Arms – IC – 8

Jane Fondas – IC – 10 each side

Toy Soldiers- In Circle

Slow High Knees – IC – 10

  • Mosey to Field

The Thang: Centurion (on your own)

Line up on endzone

  • 10 yds Bear Crawl
  • 10 Burpees
  • 10 yds Crawl Bear
  • 10 Burpees
  • 10 yds Crab Walk
  • 10 Burpees
  • 10 yds Dead bug shuffle
  • 10 Burpees
  • 10 yds Dead bug shuffle (other direction)
  • 10 Burpees

Repeat to end up at the other endzone for a total of 100 burpees then pick up the six

  • Rows – IC – 20
  • Mosey back with side ways runs, backwards runs, fishbones, etc.
  • Leg lifts – IC – 20
  • IBC – IC -20
  • Flutter Kicks – IC -20
  • Jane Fondas – IC – 8 (each side)

COT:

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matthew 7:13-14.

  • From the Q – Source 1.1:

Discretion is a cage with velvet bars

Each morning, we all face the decision whether to take the Red Pill or the Blue Bill. The first is hard-true and the second easy-false. The Red forces a man to hike up the rocky path toward the EQV, while the Blue lets him mosey down the smooth trail to Mascot-life and chronic Sad Clown Syndrome.
A man’s first Red Pill is the toughest to swallow because it causes Disruption to the status quo in the form of Movement. And while it doesn’t get easier, it does get better. The second, third and thousandth Red Pill is just as tough to swallow as the first, but that initial Movement gives birth to Acceleration which leads to Momentum and Momentum ultimately leads to joy.

Whether it’s his Fitness, Fellowship or Faith, the rocky path to the EQV keeps getting steeper the higher the HIM gets on it. As he becomes more fit, every Workout finds him pushing a little bit harder and faster to improve. As his relationships deepen, he grows into the increasing weight of people’s reliance upon his strength. As his understanding of the Super Unknown becomes clearer, he dives more deeply into his relationship with the SkyQ. The HIM knows that there are no plateaus in the pursuit of proper personal alignment. Every day he is either getting more Right or less.

The HIM depends upon his Guardrails to continue Accelerating. The faster his Movement, the stronger they need to be. To get ready for the expected and be ready for the unexpected, the HIM gradually improves his Guardrails by constructing Routines that allow for increasing action with decreasing thought. Because it is comprised of positive Habits , a Routine does not require an active choice to perform. Over time, it becomes ingrained into the HIM’s daily rhythm such that it would require his active choice not to perform.

The HIM constructs his Routines through the process of Bricklaying. Each individual Brick is a singular positive Habit that is light enough for him to carry and place together with other Bricks. Conjoined, the Bricks become a Routine that form and build his Guardrails. Once a Brick is set, it provides a place to lay the next Brick. Because it is set, the HIM has effectively deprived himself of the discretion to remove it. This enables him to focus his full energy on performing his Routines because he doesn’t have to waste energy thinking about it. Like a soldier, he is freed to action through deprivation of discretion.

While discretion may be the freedom to decide what to do in a given situation, for a man without Guardrails discretion is a cage with velvet bars–it will lead him to take the Blue Pill. Through military training, the soldier learns that there is nothing liberating in having to decide what to do in every situation. True freedom is the pre-determined what that allows full focus on the how.

The stronger the Guardrails, the faster you can drive.

01.10.2023 Weekend Getaway AMRAP WOD

AO: Oakery

QIC: Goon

PAX: @Ghost @Fishman @Output

Conditions: 42deg, clear

DISCLAIMER

Warm-O-Rama

SSH – IC – 25

Don Quixotes (Windmills) – IC – 10

Harry Rockettes – IC – 20 (10ea leg)

Arm Circles Forward – IC – 10

Arm Circles Backward – IC – 10

Halos – IC – 10

Wrist stretches (Push/Pull)

  • MOSEY 1 lap to grab coupons

The Thang: Weekend Getaway AMRAP WOD

AMRAP in 5 Minutes

  • 200 Meter run
  • 20 Coupon Swings
  • 15 Goblet/Coupon Squats
  • Max Effort Burpees

Rest 3 minutes

  • Rinse & Repeat
  • Did 3 AMRAP rounds
  • Everyone got to Fall Down & Get Back Up Together many times. Varied between 40-100 MABA Burpees! Way to go PAX!!!
  • MOSEY 1 lap around school with a mix of Rifle Carry, Alternating Firemans Carry.
  • In the middle of the mosey, we stopped in the back for Wall Sit Coupon Overhead Press passing.

6 Minutes Of MARY:

American Hammers – IC – 20

Pickle Pounders/J Lo’s – IC – 20

Flutter Kicks – IC -25

Protractor

  • Whole group get thru 2degrees each

COT:

YHC read the following prayer.

  • HIMs had great additions as to how the words affected them individually; the things we’re gifted & the recognition of not being the center of the universe.

—–

Dear Lord Jesus, Please help me to overcome my fears…

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

2 Timothy 1:7

May I possess only what You give to me, Your power, Your love and Your healing for my mind.

I need Your power, Your love and the sound mind that only you can provide.

May I pursue only that which promotes You and Your kingdom.

You see the contents of my heart.

Please uproot all that is keeping me from loving all people as You love them.

Lord, please forgive me for all of the ways I have grieved You. I repent and turn to you.

I am amazed that You are always with me, saving me, rejoicing over me, loving me and singing over me…

The Lord your God in your midst,

The Mighty One, will save;

He will rejoice over you with gladness,

He will quiet you with His love,

He will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17

Thank You for Your steadfast love.

Thank You for never leaving me.

Thank You for creating me to reflect Your love, Your grace, Your creativity, and Your goodness.

Lord, use me to remind everyone around me of Your kindness, goodness and love.

In the generous name of Jesus I pray,

Amen.