Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Dear God,

In the quiet hours before the sun rises, your voice speaks out, "Come to me." To begin the day with you, to rise, to settle in, to listen brings a spiritual stability, a reckoning of faith, a building of trust. I sit and wait, anticipating my own awareness of your presence. And I am never disappointed.

I never know what challenge you will bring to me. I never know what I will need to do as an act of obedience. I never know until I sit at your feet.

These days are hard; yet, I sense your strength, a quiet courage to fulfill your plan. Sometimes I am foggy, a mist settling over me, a veil drawn down, a cloud hanging overhead. But right now I am clear, the way is evident. I may not like the look of the path, its twists and turns, even the precarious places where I will need to travel. But I can see the way ahead.

In such moments I know the only way is to trust you, to believe the vision has a purpose, a God-given purpose. I know that only you know what lay ahead on the path. Only you know what will greet me at the end. Only you know.

I live today in the state of trust because today I know no other way. I cannot manipulate the future. I am not able to change things. I am only able to follow. And follow I will.

Strange times,
I am living
in the midst
of strange times.
I want
to follow
without question.
I want
to trust you
without fear.
I want
to be faithful
without doubt.
I can
only do
with your grace,
your guidance,
your love.
May I act
out of obedience.

Love, Andrea