Monday, March 30, 2009

Dearest God,

I've been going through pictures, thousands. Pics of my early years as a child, a teen, then a married woman, a mother, a minister, a grandmother. I am sweeping through the years of my life. My, how I have changed. I've never sat down and looked at a pictorial directory of my life. I've been awash with memories.

How could I have gone throughout life without you? How could I have made the changes, been bent by life experiences and transformed without your loving grace? How could I have made it through life without faith in the only Living God?

I have seen your handprint on the images. I have witnessed difficult times exchanged for seasons of faith and trust. I have seen how love has turned my fear into faith. I have viewed ugly sin remoulded into grace. I have witnessed tears turned into joy. I have looked upon brokenness mended into wholeness. I have seen one miracle after another.

What can I say?

What can
I say indeed,
dear God,
what can
I say
to you?
Compassion
and grace
have seasoned
my life
with hope
and comfort.
Birthings
and blessings
have filled
in the cracks
and crevices
of death
and loss.
You have been
my constant companion,
my redeeming savior,
my confidant,
my comforter,
teacher and friend.
What can
I say,
Gracious Loving God?
My heart
is yours
forever.

Love, Andrea