Monday, November 15, 2010

Dearest God,

I have watched the struggle. I have listened to the hurtful words, the innuendos, the bashing and the constant demeaning. I have seen what happens when people are at a stalemate. I know what it does to individuals. So very destructive.

This hasn't been focused on me but on a family member. It's frustrating when you can't help but be loving and supportive. I hate to see what harm comes to so many when this kind of behavior takes place. It actually has the potential to damage the next generation. I've seen it happen.

When I awakened this morning, your words came to me. "Grace, some things can only be healed by grace." No amount of judgement, blaming, or damaging criticism can positively change lives. And when you do the same thing over and over again, you always get the same negative result.

How many times have you whispered life lessons to me? How many times have you sought to change my attitude, words, and behavior? Have often have you put me through the trials of fire in order to be transformed? How many times?

Yet, in your wisdom, by grace, faith and hope you forge a new person, a new family, a new community. Your work inspires miracles to happen when individuals are willing to trust you. Only when I was bent down low like a willow branch could I see your feet, know your gracious presence and surrender my own way and will to yours. You could always see more than I could.

I pray
for my
family member,
O God.
I praise
for your wisdom
to be
at work
saving this one
and their family.
Let your
spirit breeze blow
enabling healing,
hope, and courage
to grow,
I pray.

Love, Andrea