Monday, January 14, 2019

Dear God,

I was swept up into the breeze of your Holy Spirit as I listened to the morning message in worship this morning.  Although I was listening to the preacher share a story about a teenage mother who wanted a baptism for her dying premature baby, what I heard was a story of your loving mercy.  I wept as I recognized once again how you work in ordinary human lives to give us extraordinary moments of supreme grace.

The amazing beauty of faith is that we hear and see more of the story.  We hear the story being told; however, faith whispers for us to listen more deeply for the deeper story of God.  As our ears perk up and our eyes lose their veil, we see and hear the stories of faith, the gentle movement of your spirit and love pouring out into the world.  If we really listen, if we attune ourselves to the tune of your spirit and we set aside all that swirls in our heads, we can hear the voice of God.

Thank you
for your word
this morning,
God of Grace.
Thank you
for your voice
that always
whispers faith
to us.
Thank you
for Amanda
and Jessica,
mother and baby,
and Gray,
a young,
nervous student
who brought
the waters
of baptism
to life.

Love, Andrea