Friday, September 8, 2017

Dear God,

We each long to make meaning of this life.  When loss comes, we want to know why.  We want to find ways to wade through the long journey to hope.  We desire a purpose so we can fulfill it and savor the meaning we find in it.

When we open ourselves to you, when we pause to remember who we are in relationship to you, and we grant you permission to lead us, we discover how sweet the relationship.  We accept our place in your life and we begin to breathe the same air, see the same things, and decide to take the challenges you place before us.

As we walk with you, learn life lessons, change and grow, follow the path destined for us, and reach out to assist others on their journey, we find meaning, purpose, and great joy.

Holy God,
thank you
for the
sweet relationship
you offer.
Thank you
for allowing us
to walk
with you.
Forgive us
when we divert
and walk alone.
Thank you
for receiving us back,
for giving us
meaning, purpose
and joy.

Love, Andrea