I’m afraid that I may come and find you different from what I want you to be, and that you may find me different from what you want me to be. [2 Corinthians 12:20a (GW)]

Sometimes people or events don’t live up to our expectations; it’s good to remember that we might not live up to the expectations of others, either.
Lord, give us confidence that, even when things don’t turn out the way we expect them to, they will turn out the way they are meant to.