Saturday, March 28, 2009

Dear God,

I witnessed a miracle today. When a friend tried on an Easter outfit, a radiant color came to her cheeks. It's her first in more than 50 years.

A life changed, transformed by you. It's what you do, change lives. And with that transforming power, you give evidence that you have swept by. I could see your radiant glow in my friend's face.

You never leave us alone. You know our growing edges, our challenges, our struggles and wrestlings, our worries and fears but you never abandon us, leaving us in our puddle of woes. You speak to us, you nudge us, you whisper hope and the possibility of change. You give us power to do something different. You lighten our load as we take the first step. You show us the way, opening doors, windows, even making cracks where we can move from where we are to where we can be with your assistance. A remarkable feat.

Keep us growing,
dear God,
keep us stretching
and growing.
Refine us
with the fire
of your spirit.
Reshape us,
as a potter
reshapes old clay.
Restore us,
taking the broken
and mending it,
filling the cracks
with your
mercy-filled love.
Renew us
with grace,
giving us
new perspective
and appreciation.
Redo us,
as an artist
blends the colors
bringing new life
to the canvas.
Revitalize us
for praise.

Love, Andrea