Sunday, July 17, 2016

Dear God,

You take our troubled hearts and minds and you infuse them with your peace, comfort, and hope.  What is faith if it does not alter our whole being?

We have been so worried and anxious about a loved one with severe problems.  We have thought about them day and night.  We have prayed and prayed, pleading for an answer, an insight, and healing.  But still we felt this fear and doubt in the pit of our stomachs.

Just before worship in the choir circle we shared our request for prayer.  Their souls turned upward in prayer and their hearts met mine with love and hope.  Later as we praised God in worship, sang songs of hope, and prayed as one people, we felt our hearts make room for peace and joy.

You are God;
there is none
like you.
As we
go to you
in prayer,
you speak
to us.
You offer us
your best.
Thank you,
Compassionate God,
thank you.

Love, Andrea