Name something you're gripping tightly this morning: a plan, an opinion about what others think of you, a security you're afraid to release. You don't need a grand gesture. One choice today, made in the direction of letting go instead of holding tighter, is enough.

If it feels like God has tricked you with something harder than you expected, don't dress it up. Say so, plainly, and ask that whatever you lose today would come back to you from his hand, only larger.