Saturday, June 18, 2011

Dearest God,

Those who wait and wait and wait upon the Lord will indeed find strength. This scripture rose up in front of my face this morning. For I attended my granddaughter's high school graduation. I sat by my daughter. Years of waiting, praying, pleading, waiting some more, trusting, working, trusting more, stepping forward, and giving thanks led me to this glorious day. Thirteen years in the making you brought healing to my family and today I reveled in your grace-filled mercy, love, and power.

During the long wait I fell and stumbled. I wept and cried hard. I felt hopeless, lost, anguishing. But each time you lifted me up, gave me your promise to be constantly with me, and you set me back on my path to wholeness. When I could not trust anymore, you expanded my ability to trust. You filled me with your love and reiterated your promise of love. You inspired me to faith showing me the benefits of trust, courage, risk, and surrender. You opened doors and windows. Sometimes you even opened heaven that I could gain a peek at eternity. You kept me keeping on until the fruit of your promise and my trust gained the joy of faithfulness.

Today I realized once again that faith is the one commodity that works in this world. I acknowledged your presence because you make the impossible possible in your time. I confess that sometimes I am impatient but you showed me the necessity of practicing patience because it leads to much greater things. I believe that trust leads to faith because faith can hardly exist without it. As you pushed me toward faith, as you invited me into a deeper relationship, you revealed miracles that changed my life and my family's life.

The scripture from Isaiah means more to me that I will ever be able to express to you. "...but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." May I never forget your faithfulness to me.

Glorious and Living Lord,
take all
of me
and make me
entirely yours.
Show me
the way
of faithful discipleship
so that
I may
truly be
a witness
to your work
in this world.
I am grateful,
so deeply grateful
for today,
for your
many gifts.
I love you.

Always, Andrea