Proverbs

Lord, I have so very much to be thankful for, and Thanksgiving Day was a testament to that. Thank you for all that you have provided.....a faithful husband, a wonderful family, a warm home, true friends, and even the time to cook and enjoy a Thanksgiving feast. Lord, none of that, even, compares with the priceless gift of your love and grace, and your precious Word. Thanksgiving began and ended with my reading from Proverbs. Lord, thank you for these empowering words, delivering your keys to a well-lived life. Yesterday morning I read Prov. 18:10 "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe." My mind just grabs onto these words. How basic, yet how powerful. And today, verse 20:24 "A man's steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand his own way?" So true, Lord, you have really been working this one in me lately. It is so comforting to find this truth written so very long ago in your Proverbs. The words are so simple, explain so much, yet impossible to grasp in the living out of our lives. Lord, I love you. I seek you. I praise you for calling me into your life.

Thanksgiving

Ephesians 1:3 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." Lord, as a prodigal daughter, I humbly praise you for this gift. How the days of my life are different because of your grace and sacrifice!! Through the darkness and suffering of the world, we have this knowledge! Through the injustice, your sovereignty. We are ensured the comfort of the Holy Spirit, and through you, Lord, Christian community. Lord, I thank you for the gift of friendship. My friendships mean so much to me, and bring such joy, becuse they reflect you. Friendship is a canvas where your mighty love is etched out. I am so grateful. I am thankful. Thank you, Father.

We are so Blessed

Isaiah 49:13 "Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains"

Psalm 16:8 "I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure"

Lord, we are so blessed. Today Lord, the gift of time to rest in you, to enjoy the spectacular beauty of your creation....grandchildren, friends, health. Lord, thank you! My mind is turning over ideas etched there from readings this week..... a teacher's gift to students in
Burkina Faso, a young woman's view of the U.S. through the eyes of her former life in Ethiopia, travelers' varied attitudes on a cruise ship adrift at sea. Even on our worst day, we have reason to praise you. My heart heavily holds several women close to me who suffer losses. Lord, they wonder how do they move forward? I pray they find comfort in Psalm 16:8. I pray your promise for them. I rejoice in the gift of intercessory prayer, as I call out to you for healing and blessing on their lives. Thank you, Father, for your Greatness.

Lord, I Seek a Glimpse of You

"Open up my eyes, I pray
Lord, for just a little glimpse of you
That's all I need, it's all I've ever needed
To see beyond myself, beyond this tiny, little world
All your hands have made
With beauty and strength alone
I can see you comin' to me now
Oh, like a shimmerin' light
Shimmerin' light on an open sea
Barefoot on the water
Laughin' at the ocean
Like you were old friends
Callin' out my name." Bryan Duncan
(http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/bryan_duncan/#share)
Lord, I seek a glimpse of you. I yearn to feel your grace pouring over me. These first weeks of school always set me off balance....rob my time. Gone are the quiet days of freedom and the luxurious time to spend with you. I miss that precius time!! How good it feels to sit and wait on your presence...listen for your quieting voice. I can then hear you calling me, as you called the disciples to step out onto the water so many years ago. My heart runs to you, Lord. My soul feels the rush of your spirit. Joy rises up from within me. You are here. I am awed by the fact that you came for us, unworthy as we are. Thank you, Father!

Matthew 14: 25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

29 “Come,” he said.