Saturday, January 25, 2020

Dear God,

A simple song spoke volumes as I listened not only with my ears but with my heart and soul. One of Susan Boyle's song, the lyrics were, "...we are standing on solid ground..."  I paused to listen more deeply and realized how faith strengthens the ground beneath us.

There are many times when life circumstances, ours, our families' and our nation's and world's, when we feel we are on very shaky ground.  We feel unsafe, vulnerable and afraid.  We can sometimes be paralyzed; yet, faith slips in and alters the ground below us.  It infuses a steadiness, a hardness, a strength that at the time we simply cannot manufacture ourselves.  Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere we feel solid ground and we breathe a little easier, take greater risks and move out of our paralyzed place.  A little faith can go a very long way!

You are
the source
of our faith,
Holy One.
You make
the difference.
You touch
our lives
and claim us
as your own.
We bow
to you
in thanksgiving.

Love, Andrea