Monday, February 23, 2009

Dear God,

Sometimes I feel trapped, pushed into a corner. Nothing seems to want to give. I can only see from one perspective. The picture looks difficult, unbending. Emotionally, I feel nearly undone, overwhelmed, exhausted.

But then, out of the blue, dropped from heaven, a word is spoken that changes everything. Suddenly a new idea comes. The situation changes too. This new idea brings hope, another option, a new way to go. I no longer feel trapped. I feel new energy. I am revived.

This happened today. That which was burdening me, holding me down, feeling low and nearly hopeless all changed when the new idea came. I found a new way. Well, I didn't find it; you brought it to me.

Hope comes as the new idea comes. I grab hold and find myself moving again. Other ideas come too. And I discover myself with new options. A way of escape, a new joy emerging within me.

Sometimes my vision is narrow and small. I can't see my way clear or the picture just doesn't seem viable. In that teeny, tiny world I make for myself I am so limited, restricted. I can hardly move.

But through prayer, opening myself to a greater, more divine power, new opportunities come. And literally you remake me, renewing my spirit while restoring my soul. I find my way out while whistling a tune or dancing, making my next move.

All this happens because you release me, bringing relief, hope, comfort and peace.

You, O Lord,
you only
are the
the miracle maker.
You heal,
renew,
mend,
restore,
remake,
refashion
the human spirit.
Your power
takes hold
and things happen.
What joy comes
when I trust
in you,
when I call out
your name.
But more than
all this,
it is
when you
call out
my name,
that my joy returns.

Love, Andrea