Friday, July 22, 2011

Dearest God,

You have taught me that trusting is like a tree bending during a rough summer storm. Leaning in the same direction as the wind that blows is necessary not only to protect the limbs from breaking but also for its survival.

As I step into each day I make choices whether or not I will trust. Will I trust you? I ask myself. Will I trust myself and others?

Because I have learned how fragile life is, how vulnerable we really are, I realize that trust in you can make us resilient to life forces that toss us about. As I face issues that come up unexpectedly, my reliance on you gives me security, hope, and a sense of grounding. While I keep myself close to the ground, I reach up to you finding in you the power to do whatever I need to do.

As I hear that another tragedy has struck the world in Norway, I understand more and more how trust is the key ingredient to a meaningful life. When I think of the children in the shootout and all those who love them, I recognize that trusting in order to hold on is an absolute key to survival. Otherwise, how do you make it through something that horrific?

I pray, O God, for the ability to endure, to lift my eyes toward heaven, to trust in you praying that you will allow me to walk with you daily. I pray for all those touched by the tragedy that together we may walk in the light of trust that brings strength, grace, love, and faith.

Teach us
to utterly
trust in you
Almighty and Loving God;
teach us
to give you
our fear,
doubts, and pain.
Be our rock,
I pray.

Love, Andrea