Monday, April 29, 2013

My dearest God,

How can we surround a lost loved one with miraculous light?  How can we break the darkness that seems to have such a gripping hold?  How can we cause your grace-filled love to spill over into a stoned-in heart?

Early this morning as I prayed for my loved one, your words came to me, "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free."  How many times did these words break the spell of darkness in my own life?  How many times did they force me to realize the truth was real?  How many times did their power do their work that liberates people from their despair?   So many times.

Sometimes I forget the truth that sets people free.  Sometimes I forget to turn to you in times of trouble.  Sometimes I forget to share with others the truth that sets people free.   But not today!  I will share it and let it do its work, your work, your loving work!

Liberating God,
thank you
for the truth
that sets
people free.
Thank you
for the power
of light
that can dispel
every darkness
that surrounds us.
Thank you
for love
that can enter
every stone-cold heart.
Break down
the barrier
placed by
my loved one
because she believes
a falsehood
about herself.
Hold on
to her,
I pray,
and do not
let her go.
Thank you
for loving her
so much.

Love, Andrea