Thank you for the alpha group that I facilitated today, thank you that people were real and honest, thank you that people restrain from giving pat answers that they think they should say, thank you that people voice their frustrations and their joys regarding their experiences with you, thank you that we are all different, thank you that I didn’t become flummoxed by confrontation, scared to speak, frightened of silence, thank you that people are excited to come on the weekend, thank you that there is real introspection going on, please be active in peoples hearts, please let the discussion bring about real change in people’s hearts and attitudes about who you are, who the church is, and who they are in your eyes, thank you for all the blessings that you have brought into my life this week: notes from friends, encouraging telephone calls, email replies, opportunities to share the bounty that I have, opportunities to bring relief and joy to others, opportunities to speak one on one with people about the difficult and heart-close struggles in their lives, the ability to speak when you nudge me to speak – without fear, just thank you for confidence today.