Saturday, January 5, 2013

My dearest God,

You teach us that one transformed life can change the lives of many others.  One person in a family can bring about a new day for those open to your spirit voice.  Even a stranger can make a marked difference.

Today as I watched a Christmas movie set in the old west in 1888, I saw how an embittered old man was changed by a man he hated.  It was not a true story, yet I am confident there are many stories of transformation like that one.  One new light can illuminate many dim lights.

Even as I sit here writing in bed as I recover from a brief illness, I am reflecting upon names and faces of many whose transformed lives changed the course of history in those closest to them, at work, in their church, and even in strange places around the world.  When we are reshaped by your magical hands, anything is possible.

Today as I ponder my own life, I see a number of gentle faces whose lives changed mine and we would all celebrate together your mystical power to lovingly change us.

Gracious and Generous God,
thank you
for your
spilling-over love.
Thank you
for grace
that rearranges
our understanding
of life.
Thank you
for your
transforming power
that lifts
not only
our hearts
and our eyes
but also
our souls.
To you
we owe everything.

Love, Andrea