Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Dear God,

One of the greatest gifts you give is the challenge to remember.  Remember faith, remember faithfulness, remember peace, remember grace, remember love.

I love the Old Testament book of Isaiah because you tell the people to remember.  During their own dark days when they could not see you, when they felt you were far away, or they sensed abandonment, through your prophet Isaiah you nudged them to remember your ministry to them.  As they became cognizant of your daily life with them, they were able to overcome their difficulties until such time you became more visible to them.

As I consider my own life and the dark periods I face from time to time when I give in to worry, anxiety, or fear, you come to me urging me to remember the ways in which you have been with me through life's trials.  You push me to consider the countless moments you have whispered hope, encouraged me to remain steady, and revealed your love.  As I begin to ponder your faithfulness to me and others, my soul fills with a renewed sense of your presence and I am enabled to continue until the storm passes.

Great God,
thank you
for sustaining me
during hard times.
Thank you
for the constancy
of your mercy,
love, and grace.
As I allow
my mind
to fill
with remembrances
of divine favor,
my soul
rests easy
and I
find my way
to you.

Love, Andrea