Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Dear God,

I rode on a cloud today because you provided the cloud, my ability to climb aboard and the breeze to move it along the stunning landscape of spirit wonderment. What was once impossible for me was made possible by your generous gracious power.

I have observed with keen interest the surprising movement of your spirit in our world. People tell stories of miracles. Lives are turned rightside up after spending much time in the underworld. Communities are transformed by a single act of generosity. The unlovable are made lovable. The weary are renewed. Hope is living once again among the hopeless. The dying are being raised to new life.

I know something about resurrection because I too have been raised from the dead. No, there was no announcement by a physician that I had died; yet, I hovered between life and death in many areas of my life. Life's burdens had weighed me down. My health was broken. The responsibilities I carried were too numerous to count. Close relationships had been severed. On any given day I was not sure whether I would make it through the day.

In the last many months you have unveiled your plan for my life. In ways I could never have anticipated, you lay bare my soul and then presented to me vivid, detailed pictures of your purpose. An extraordinary happening took place within me as I watched. It was a full body, mind and spirit experience. A whole array of emotions gripped me as I took in the relevance of the sacred encounter. Overwhelmed, it took weeks to fully appreciate the many levels that were touched, changed, healed, inspired. Literally a resurrection transpired.

The cloud's appearing today was a beautiful reminder of your beautiful, indulgent grace.

I am
no more worthy
than the next
to find
such favor,
O God;
yet, you blessed me
with your
own spirit.
What can
I do
to show
my devotion,
my appreciation,
my gratitude
and joy?
I owe you everything!

Love, Andrea