Thursday, November 25, 2010

Dearest God,

Reconciliation is sweet; your mercy and compassion are sweeter yet. Today as I sat in the family room with 30 plus others, the sounds of happy children playing, siblings sharing stories, and welcome greetings being given to all who entered caused my soul to swell with delight. A few years ago this was not possible.

The potential for transformation comes as you give new opportunities for life change. A shift in the environment occurs and we awaken from our deep sleep. Suddenly our reality is altered and the possibility for change presents itself. Faith speaks to us revealing the way to newness of life. In that moment our wound's crust opens to the light and healing begins as we take hold of the new day.

As I sat near my brother and daughter eating our Thanksgiving feast, I realized I was living my answered prayer. We had been broken, fractured, cast off from one another. Living apart, allowing our wounds to fester, we lived in smaller worlds where blame and judgement directed every day. As long as we focused our eyes on the wrongdoing, we remained paralyzed by fear and anger. But then a fresh breath of your spirit breeze blew in and we found ourselves awakening at the same time. The warmth of your spirit melted our cold stone hearts and we began to see one another in a new light, the glorious light of your Son.

Who is
as powerful
as you,
Mighty God?
Who can
move mountains
like you?
None,
O God,
none.
All glory
goes to you
now and
forever more.

Love, Andrea