Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Dear God,

The day finally arrived!  I sat in my car on level five in the central parking lot at the airport waiting for two of my grandchildren.  When 13-year-old Stella texted, "We just landed!" my heart full of love beat wildly.  What is better than spending time with grandchildren?  When I drove down to the area where they were waiting, I jumped out of the car, threw my arms around them, squeezed them tight and kissed them several times on their forehead.  I was so happy.

You give us so many gifts, Loving God, grandchildren is one of them.  You bless us with love, history, memory, sharing, and wonderment.  You allow us into their tiny, young lives and there like a seed that grows, we watch and bless and love and care for and give and receive and make stories together and so much more.  You wow us with smiles and shared endearment. 

Blessed God,
thank you
for bringing
Sophie and Stella
to us.
Thank you
for all
you have
given us together.
We are blessed,
so blessed
by you.

Love, Andrea

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Dear God,

Truly there is a season for all things just like the author of Ecclesiastes said.  The bouquet of lilacs on our dining room table are slowly losing their scent.  Their gorgeous tiny petals are drying up and falling.  They are beginning to lean down.  In a couple of days I will have to lay them to rest.

Yet, I smile thinking of them a couple of weeks ago.  The buds were becoming blossoms.  The scent was beginning to permeate the air.  The branches were dancing in the wind.  As I worked in the soil beneath them, the sweet scent was all around me.  Even with dirt under my nails, sore achy joints and much yard work to do, I prayed giving thanks that the season of lilacs and spring flowers had arrived.  Each day I felt wrapped in beauty.  I felt your loving presence alive in nature.  And I danced.

Thank you,
Creator God,
for the
wondrous gifts
of your spirit.
Help us
take in
every gift
and give thanks.
Bless you
for this
beautiful season.

Love, Andrea

Monday, May 28, 2018

Dear God,

There is always a battle for loyalty, loyalty to family, loyalty to country, loyalty to the team, loyalty to spouse and loyalty to every other thing that demands loyalty.  I have to confess I struggle with the loyalty question particularly when it comes to patriotism during worship.  To whom am I being asked to be loyal?

I want to give you my wholehearted loyalty.  I want to serve no one but you.  I want to give all my love to you.  But how do I parcel out my loyalty to all others?

Teach me
your ways again,
O Lord.
Reveal to me
the secrets
of faith
and loyalty.
Help me find
my way.

Love, Andrea

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Dear God,

How long do you wait on us to turn to you?  Does it seem like forever?  Do you ever want to give up?

I am working hard to put in a new lawn.  I have raked the area several times trying to get out every bit of debris.  I put down top soil and then compost.  I watered it really good.  Later I planted grass seed.  I have watered the area twice daily for almost a week.  I don't see one blade of new grass.

The process of putting in a grassy area has caused me to think of all your work to help me turn to you.  You give me good soil, great seed, living water, plenty of sunshine and hope to grow.  But you too wait, don't you?

Thank you
for your patience,
O Lord.
I do want
to grow
for you.
I do want
to increase
my faith.
Please forgive me
for taking
so long.

Love, Andrea

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Dear God,

In my devotional reading today I read about Joshua and the Israelites as they crossed over the Jordan River into the promised land.  "Pick up twelve stones," Joshua said to leaders of the twelve tribes,"and build an altar commemorating God's mighty work in our lives."  He went on to tell them every time they saw the stones they were to tell their children about God's love and power. 

Although I deeply struggle with the concept of friends and enemies in the bible where storytellers ask for God's favor for friends and family and God's destruction of enemies, men, women and children, I recognize the power of story to remind us how God helps us overcome, triumph over difficulties in human life.  Sharing faith, trust and prayer with others teaches us to become faith-filled followers.

This morning I recognized I too have altars where you helped me overcome.  You are calling me to share and tell the story as well.

O God,
you are God;
there is none
like you.
How grateful
I am
for your
loving mercy.
Thank you
for calling me
to listen
and tell.

Love, Andrea

Friday, May 25, 2018

Dear God,

Memories...the scent of lilies of the valley, the aroma of freshly baked black raspberry pie, and the sight of the old farmhouse in Atlanta, Indiana takes me back home to Grandma's house.  When I put on my apron to work in my kitchen, I remember Grandma wearing hers.  When I put my sun bonnet on to toil on my spiritual path, I remember Grandma in her bonnet on her knees in their truck patch pulling weeds, plucking vegetables and clearing the path.  But most of all, I remember her sweet smile, her loving ways and her rich faith.

Weeks in the garden on my own knees keep me thinking of precious memories that feed my soul.  They also keep me right where I need to be on my knees praying for my loved ones, hurting people and the world.  Somehow bowing down keeps me remembering you are God and I am simply a human in need of God called to pray for others.

In just a couple of days two of my teenage granddaughters will arrive for a stay at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  With your help I pray I too will make memories of joy, fun and faith.

Loving God,
thank you
for your
wondrous plan
for our lives.
Thank you
for keeping me
on my knees
for you know
that is where
I can
hear best.
Forgive my inattention;
reclaim my heart,
I pray.

Love, Andrea

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Dear God,

Just as the soil can become dry, dusty and lifeless, so can the human soul.  When I lift up a handful of the messy stuff, it seems as if nothing good can possible grow there.  Yet, one nice steady rain can revive it sealing it together making it receptive to good seed.

I can't help thinking of the spiritual life when I work in the dirt.  There are so many parallels.  The soil and the soul are closely related. Together they teach many spiritual lessons.

Holy God,
thank you
for nature,
the woods,
the river,
the hill,
the trees,
the wildflowers
and the
good earth.
Thank you
for making her
a friend,
a spiritual mentor.
Thank you
for life lessons.

Love, Andrea

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Dear God,

I never imagined a tangled, menacing woods could open itself making way for a spiritual path.  To co-create and become a partner in your holy plan has been extremely humbling.  Daily as I work clearing, cleaning, digging, planting and praying, I am reminded all things are possible with you.

In the beginning it was threatening.  I never wanted to get close.  My daughters demanded I not let their children get near our woods.  Yet, across the years now, more than a decade, slowly, very slowly dead trees have fallen or been cut down.  Huge, thorny bushes have been dug up and burned.  Roots have been pulled up, dug up or cut away.  Leaves have been raked.  Junk has been discarded.  Light has come.  Birds sing again.  We can actually see the river below.

Yes, all things are possible with our creator.

Thank you,
Ever-Creating God,
thank you
for the gift
of the
spiritual path.
Thank you
for each discovery.
Thank you
for your
spirit breath blowing
in the wind.

Love always, Andrea

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Dear God,

I continue to work on the spiritual path you planned on this piece of property a long time ago.  Never my idea, I play in the dirt, dig up roots, set stones, plant flowers and put down mulch.  Each day I sing the song of heaven for being given the opportunity to work by your side.

I am blessed by birds singing all around me, tree branches swaying in the wind, flowers dancing on the breeze, chipmunks running and playing in the yard and neighborhood chickens prancing around in the garden.  With dirt under my nails, sweat on my brow and achy joints, I breathe prayers of thanksgiving.

Bless you,
O God,
for the work
of your spirit.
Thank you
for opening
the woods
for your
spirit work.
Thank you
for making
the ground holy.

Love, Andrea

Monday, May 21, 2018

Dear God,

This morning as I worked in the dirt, I smelled the wondrous scent of lilacs growing just above me.  Periodically I stopped to breathe in the sweet scent.  I couldn't help but think of you.

Every day in some way or another you speak to us.  Today it was lilacs, yesterday the bird song, the day before that the chickens running through the yard, the day before that my daughter's voice and the day before that my devotional reading.  Seemingly there are a thousand ways you reach out to connect with us.

How can
I adequately
thank you
for the
beautiful gifts
of your spirit?
How can
I fully
praise you?
How can
I appropriately
glorify your name?
Thank you,
thank you,
thank you.

Love always, Andrea

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Dear God,

We need to anticipate your beauty displayed every day.  We need to awaken to each new day and begin to search for beauty all around us.  We need to be beauty for others.

Today I went to WalMart.  There just a few feet away was an elderly woman, a greeter for the chain store.  She was smiling, wearing black and a bright yellow vest.  I couldn't help myself.  I walked up to her and told her she looked like a beautiful, bright sunflower.  Her eyes were bright when she said, "I want to be sunshine for others."  I assured her she was.

Simple things in life can offer us great beauty if we are looking for it.  But we can also be unexpected beauty for those who least expect it from us.

Thank you,
O God,
for today's
bright sunshine.
Thank you
for those
who spread
the light
wherever they go.
Thank you
for beauty
that warms,
glows and
makes us smile.

Love, Andrea

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Dear God,

What is faith if not a deep, abiding trust in our creator?  With this kind of faith, we have to be pliable, able and desirous to bend to the Father's will.  We need to find our song, a beautiful version of God's own and we need to sing it.  We need to take the light offered and shine it everywhere we go. 

So often we are not aware of our own being.  We are not in touch with our daily practices.  When we are irritable and snap at people, we are not singing our song or shining our light.  We are powerful beings made by your own hand.  We can brighten another's day or we can drag them down.  Right now in our world there is so much darkness.  This darkness comes when we fail to love, when we put others down and when we take rather than give.  But the light can overcome this darkness if we put our mind to it.

I have to confess that I have spread my own darkness recently.  I am angry about our government and our legislators.  I am angry about gun violence and our children's fear of going to school.  I am angry about institutions that used to have high morals and principles but have become corrupt and self serving.  I am angry so many people are being hurt by threats, ugliness and division.  I am angry.

O Lord,
please sing
your song
through me.
Rid me
of my
own darkness.
I want
to be
a light.
I want
to sing
your song.
Help me,
I pray.

Love, Andrea

Friday, May 18, 2018

Dear God,

Sometimes as a church we fail you.  We function like a strictly human organization.  We have infighting, mean-spiritedness and forgotten mission.  When we don't get our way, we judge and blame others.  We forget you.

Oh, Lord, we are weak and selfish people.  We don't ask what you want, what your will is, what way you want us to do.  We squabble when others do not do what we think they should do.  We leave little to no room for your spirit to move.  We totally forget whose church it is.

Show us
the way,
dear God,
the way home.
Move us
to our knees
to pray,
to confess
and to repent.
Make us
one people again.
Forgive us, Lord,
cleanse us
from within.
Guide us
to love
once again,
I pray.

Love, Andrea

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Dear God,

You are God; there is none like you.  You remind us to keep faith central in our lives.  You whisper your love to us but also challenge us to live life faithfully.  Without faith we cannot be faithful.

Every time I think to pray it is because you are urging me to pray.  It is not my idea.  You ask me to give praise for all life's gifts but also to pray for the world and all her inhabitants.  How can I pray for my family if I do not pray for yours.  Your children are as much family to me as my own. 

Faith is not just a set of beliefs but also a living reality in daily living.  If my first thoughts are of you as I awaken in the morning, I am practicing faith.  If I say thank you, I am living my faith.  If I go about my daily life aware of your presence, interacting with you, offering grace to those around me, serving you where possible and living love, then faith is right where it needs to be.

Call to me,
O Lord,
keep me
on track.
I desire
to love
and serve you faithfully.
Keep me
on my toes
so I
do not
forget you
or my neighbor.
I praise you
and give thanks.

Love, Andrea

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Dear God,

What do we see?  What do we hear?  What do we taste or touch when we are open to heaven?  Everything is sweeter and more beautiful as we encounter your spirit, Holy God.  Lilacs no longer smell just like lilacs; their scent is is the scent of eternity.

We limit ourselves so much when we roam the earth without a sense of your spirit.  Yes, there is so much beauty upon this globe; however, there is so much more when we walk with the God of all creation.

Springtime is opening me more and more to more and more of you.  When a bud appears, when a flower blossoms, when a new baby cries, I am made more aware of your living presence in the world.  When I pause and wait, listen and watch, I see, I hear, I feel, I taste, touch and smell the essence of eternity.  What blessing, what joy!

Thank you,
O God,
for all
the gifts
of spring.
Thank you
for reminders
of our need
to open,
grow and blossom
with faith.
Lead us
to new birth,
we pray.

Love, Andrea

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Dear God,

Sometimes we just don't get what we want.  Our dreams can shatter in any given moment.  However, often we forget that your plan is bigger and better.

The great challenge in life is to partner with you, to take your lead and to walk into the future hand in hand with hope and trust.  You are always waiting for us to turn toward you, to listen and to follow.  When we do that the results can be astounding.  A miracle can come.  Hope can rise up out of despair.  Healing may appear.  A new direction may be discovered.  Grace can bring forgiveness and mercy.

There are just some moments when we forget who you are, what your power is like and how deep your love really goes. Forgive us, please.

Holy God,
keep us
on our knees
in prayer.
Cleanse our minds
and heart.
Build our trust,
we pray.

Love, Andrea

Monday, May 14, 2018

Dear God,

Far too often we miss the little things that delight, warm and bless the human spirit.  This morning I was awakened by a birdsong.  There was a songfest just outside my open bedroom window.  I just lay there listening, one bird and then another, happy sounds from heaven.

Oh, the simple joys of springtime, how they awaken our spirits to the newness of life.  To watch butterflies fluttering, bees buzzing, chipmunks hopping and running, flower buds opening and children playing reminds me there is a time and season for all things.

Today I give thanks for all your gifts, O Lord.  May I never forget the wonders of your creation.

Holy God,
thank you
for your kindness.
Thank you
especially for
the birdsong. 
Thank you
for blessing
my soul
this morning.

Love, Andrea

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Dear God,

Sometimes it is hard to keep faith.  It is hard to trust so deeply and see our situation remain the same.  Yet, faith is what you offer us during hard times, uncertain times and confusing times. 

Learning to trust in every situation is a challenge but not one we can afford to miss. This morning I listened to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian, who quietly and calmly trusted in Christ as he awaited his own hanging by the Nazis.  A devout Christian, amazing sufferer with great hope in the Hope of the World and witness to the amazing grace of Almighty God, Dietrich sang the sweet praises of the One in whom he trusted. 

I felt conviction as I listened to this devoted man willing to risk all for the good of others.  Why am I impatient when a man of faith was patient facing his own death?  What kept him grounded while I fly around over something so small by comparison? 

Keep my feet
to the
spiritual ground,
O God.
Make me
a witness
to your
saving grace.
Rid me
of fear,
anxiety and anger
but more importantly,
a lack
of faith.
Make me
your own
as I, too,
learn how
to keep faith.

Love, Andrea

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Dear God,

We must battle hatred with love.  We must offer what we want to become.  If we want to be the most loving person we can be, then we must offer love to those who least deserve it.  Otherwise, how will our children know and see the difference love can make?

O God,
our Heavenly Father,
you are love
and the source
of all love.
You love us
even when
we do
not deserve it.
You love
all your children.
Infuse us
with so
much love
that there
is no
more room
for resentment,
bitterness, anger
and hate.

Love, Andrea

Friday, May 11, 2018

Dearest God,

You invite us to take the straight path to you, the straight path to faith, and the straight path to love, mercy and grace.  Why is it we most often take the path that is anything but straight?

Recently I have been engrossed in reading the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and St. John of the Cross.  They get to the heart of the matter quickly.  We can walk the journey to faith slowly or swiftly.  Our beliefs, practices and obedience or lack of it can render us slow or fast.

Life experiences from the first day to today give us cause to celebrate or to turn or to change or to receive or to give.  Over a lifetime they bless us immeasurably.  However, the gifts of your spirit do not even begin to compare with a lifetime of earthly blessings.  They so far surpass anything the earth can give.  So when the straight path is offered, why do we grab for something less?

Teach us
to trust,
to rise up,
and to
take hold,
O God.
Teach us
the way
to the
straight path.
May we learn
all you have
to teach us.
Thank you
for mercy
that gives us
second, third,
fourth and more chances
to find
our way.

Love, Andrea

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Dear God,

About ten years ago you spoke to me when I stood by our porch window.  "There is the opening to the spiritual path."  You said.  I had no idea there was even going to be a spiritual path.  The woods was a massive tangle of tossed debris, cow rose hedges, tall, noxious weeds, invasive trees, and unruly black raspberry bushes.  I stepped outside, walked to the entrance and prayed.

For a week now my friend Cindy and I have dug, raked, cleaned, planted and set stones finishing up the secret garden portion of the path. As I stand back now and look, I am overwhelmed by how it looks, feels and graces the sacred space. 

Yesterday when I was spreading mulch and pea gravel, I thought how I could never have put the path together.  It was too hard, took too much energy, money and time.  It was too big a job for one, two or three people.  As one friend said, "This is the work of a crew of landscapers."  Yet, you invited me to be your partner.  You sent Cindy and Susan.  You brought Ginny and some women retreatants who all contributed to the rugged work.  Together we are making your spiritual path, opened and designed by you, for others who will come and find refuge, hope and peace.  I could not, would not have ever tackled it but then it was never for me or about me.  It was always about fulfilling your will and what a privilege it has been.

Holy God,
your way
and your will
is always best.
You speak
to us,
give us direction,
pour out
your grace,
bless us
and teach us.
Thank you,
thank you
for entrusting
your path
to us.

Love, Andrea

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Dear God,

During choir rehearsal we sang, "O God, there is none like you; there is none like you."  It's true there is no God like you, Almighty God.  Yet, why is it we search and cling to other gods believing they will somehow give us what we want?  Why do we reach out to money, prestige, power, control and celebrity status?  We know in our heart of hearts they will never ever give us what we want or need.

Only you, O God, know our needs and wants.  Only you can help us sift through our priorities, desires and passions.  Only you can lead us down paths of goodness, humility, love, mercy and service.  Only you can provide what we need most:  kindness, hope, love, grace and wisdom.

There is no God like you, Hope of the World, none.

Bless you,
O God,
for faith
that informs
our lives.
Thank you
for spirit awareness
that keeps us
on our
spiritual toes.
Thank you
for discernment
that shows us
the difference
between God
and gods.

Love always, Andrea

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Dear God,

Each morning you awaken me to faith.  You whisper my name.  You breathe your life into me.  You feed me spiritual food and living water.  You tell me I am your child.

Throughout the day I decide whether I will carry faith all day, part of a day, a few hours or minutes.  Every situation that arises, I make a choice whether I will conduct myself with faith as my center.  I can walk with you or walk away.

Every day.

Holy God,
you are God;
there is none
like you.
Your love
is evident
every morning.
You give us choice,
whether to follow
or not.
Help us choose wisely
and with
great love.

Yours, Andrea

Monday, May 7, 2018

Dear God,

Why do we insist on our own way?  As I read parts of the Bible, I hear the writers ask for God's favor and an end to their enemies.  Why must we expect to do in our enemies in order for us to rise to the top?

It is true, O Lord, there are those I cannot stand in the political arena.  I abhor their penchant to put down, mock, threaten, abuse and injure those they do not like.  I hate when people are categorized as bad.  I hate it when people walk daily in fear and anxiety.  Why must we hurt one another?  Why must we name one an enemy and another a friend?

Why do we have such trouble making peace?  Why can't we commit ourselves to be peacemakers?  Why can't we extend our hand to those who do not think like we think or practice life as we practice life or love as we love?  Isn't there common ground where we can stand together and make for peace?

Make us vessels
of peace,
O Lord.
Help us
bring peace
to one another.
We all
need peace
right now.

Love, Andrea

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Dear God,

Is it true each human soul is capable of both good and evil?  Is there somewhere inside us the ability to be evil, to do evil?

What is evil anyway?  Is evil the work of the devil?  Is it extreme self centeredness?  Is it a desire to hurt, injure or destroy regardless of the reason?  What is evil?  Is evil what we do when we lay aside everyone else and do what we want that hurts others?  Is evil the dark smudge upon the earth?

When we lean to you, O Lord, when we listen to you rather than speak, and follow, we are not capable of evil.  We are capable of only love for you do not have us destroy one another.  Each day as we silence ourselves, seek your voice, ask for your word and act upon that word, we display our love for you and others.  We offer our best to you and those around us.  Evil cannot take hold of us when love is active within us.  When we love as you love, when we offer acts of kindness as you offer it to us, when we are merciful as you are merciful, we are incapable of evil, only love.

Blessed God,
cleanse our hearts,
minds and souls.
Make us vessels
of love.
Clear away
all debris
that hides
our bent
for evil.
Make us children,
your children
whose only desire
is to love.

Always yours, Andrea

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Dear God,

Only your will counts.  Our will is just that, our will.

So much of this world is lived through our own will.  Simply said, we only want what we want.  It is about I, about me, about mine.  We take little else into account.

But your will, your will, O Lord, takes into account all your people.  For each one is your own.  You do not favor one over the other.  You do not bless some and toss out others.  It is your will that all be loved.  All be cared for.  All be your children.

When we live inside your will, we actually see our brothers and sisters.  When we do your will, we see the wide benefits of following you.  When we walk this world with your will, we do good.  We love all. We give up selfish ways.  We love you above all.  We serve you and our neighbor.

O God,
may your will
be done
through us.
May we seek
your will
above all others.
May we do
the work
of your kingdom.

Love, Andrea

Friday, May 4, 2018

Dear God,

Once the area was thick with tangled cow rose hedges, thorns the size of what?  Something very big.  Six feet high and 10 feet deep, it looked ominous, threatening.  No one wanted to go close.

But then...we cut, tore down, dug out roots, cleared the area of debris, raked, brought in a little dirt, spread it out, and planted.  Transformed as part of a spiritual path, it is inviting, beautiful, and a rare piece of heaven on earth.

If only the human cleaning and clearing was as easy.

Blessed Lord,
you teach us
valuable lessons.
You want us
to learn
from you.
You take nature
at its worst
and make it
nature at
its best.
Clean and clear us,
we pray.

Love, Andrea

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Dear God,

Oh, to be like a glorious spring flower.  To rise up in full color, to stretch out and to display exquisite beauty is a call for all your children to bud, flower and glow. 

What do we have to show for all the gifts of your spirit?  Do we radiate an inner and outer beauty?  Do we stretch and grow in full color?  Do we offer the sweet scent of heaven? 

We can be like delicate spring flowers.  We can show your love and kindness.  We can dance in the breeze of your spirit.  We can bring joy, hope and peace to others.  We can be beautiful for you.

O God,
you are
the hope
of the world.
You bring us
exquisite gifts.
You call us
to become
those gifts
that others
may see
your spirit aglow.
Make us
like beautiful
spring flowers,
I pray.

Love, Andrea

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Dear God,

Sometimes we get what we want and other times not.  Depending on what we want, it can be very painful.  Yet, when we pause to consider all the ways your will comes to pass, we can bend our will to yours.

Today I received yet another lesson in trust.  I didn't get what I wanted.  It was not just about me but several others who will be disappointed.  However, it is true we do not know what you know.  We do not always know all the life pieces but you do, you do, O Lord.

When we trust, really trust and place our hand and all our concerns, worries, disappointments, grudges, desires and all in your hands, we can rest easy in your care.  We can trust you to develop in us an ability to do what you know is better for us. 

Holy God,
teach us again
and again
the lesson
of trust.
Help us reach
for your will
not our own.
Remold and
make us
in your image,
O God.

Love, Andrea

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Dearest God,

Yesterday I saw the seed crack and begin to open up.  Today I heard and saw it start to grow.  By day's end, the stem and blossom reached up beyond the grave and she began to sing, strong and joyous.

My sister lost her beloved son, killed by his troubled adopted son.  She went into the deep darkness and there she lived for six months.  Despair was her name.  Hopelessness was the air she breathed.  But today that all changed.

How could a simple four-day vacation away from the terrible tragedy transform Debi?  It was because you wanted that for her.  You wanted to save her.  You wanted to return life to her lifeless body.  You wanted to bless her.  You wanted to turn her night into day.  And you did.  Oh yes, you did!

Bless you,
O God,
for transformation.
Thank you
for faith.
Thank you
for giving hope
to my pal.

Love, Andy

Monday, April 30, 2018

Dear God,

Every day, every situation can become the seed for a miracle.  Although we may not see it or even think it possible, it can quietly, subtly change a life.

There is no doubt about it. Today  I saw the seed break open.  I saw the light shine upon it.  I saw it drink up the living water.  I heard it begin to sing, first in a whisper, but then...

You call us
to rise up
from the seed
of faith.
You ask us
to trust you.
You hear
our prayers
and bless us
with hope
for the impossible.
You are God;
there is none
like you.

Love always, Andrea

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Dear God,

Today I had no way to travel to church so I stepped out onto the lanai and there it became sacred space.  I read scripture, sang and prayed.  I felt your wondrous presence.

Any space can be a space for worship.  Although I was disappointed not to join a community of faith for worship, I realized you are always present and we have the opportunity to worship you anywhere, anytime and in any space.  Singing verses of How Great Thou Art, It is Well with my Soul and Amazing Grace brought you to me or rather they took me to you.

Holy God,
thank you
for the blessing
of worship.
Thank you
for your kindness.
Thank you
for your
blessed presence.

Love, Andrea