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February 27, 2007
READ: Luke 11:5-13
Everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. —Luke 11:10
We prayed. Quietly sometimes. Aloud other times. For more than 17 years we prayed. We prayed for our daughter Melissa’s health and direction, for her salvation, and often for her protection. Just as we prayed for our other children, we asked God to have His hand of care on her.
As Melissa rolled into her teenage years, we prayed even more that He would keep her from harm—that He would keep His eyes on her as she and her friends began to drive. We prayed, "God, please protect Melissa."
So what happened? Didn’t God understand how much it would hurt so many people to lose such a beautiful young woman with so much potential for service to Him and others? Didn’t God see the other car coming on that warm spring night?
We prayed. But Melissa was killed.
Now what? Do we stop praying? Do we give up on God? Do we try to make it alone?
Absolutely not! Prayer is even more vital to us now. God—our inexplicable sovereign Lord—is still in control. His commands to pray still stand. His desire to hear from us is still alive. Faith is not demanding what we want; it is trusting God’s goodness in spite of life’s tragedies.
We grieve. We pray. We keep on praying.
Beautiful Opening, pledge & ping
Pretty good coming from a dry well..
thanks Billie
First thought that comes to mind is the showtune song from Porgy and Bess, I Got Plenty o' Nuttin by Ira and George Gershwin.
Well, depending on which side of the half full/half empty glass one might be standing, I'll choose the half full.
I got my faith, I got my family, I got my country, and I got my FRiends.
Yep, I got plenty o' everything I could ever need.
I was Looking through my Pics and Ran Across a Real Cute One of Barney and Beasley. Lol, I Love it!
Hillary Clinton goes to a primary school in New York to talk about world affairs. After her talk she offers a question time.
One little boy puts up his hand. The Senator asks him what his name is.
"Kenneth."
"And what is your question, Kenneth?"
"I have three questions:
First - whatever happened to the medical health care plan you were paid to develop during your husband's eight years in the office as President?
Second - why would you run for President after your husband shamed the office?
Third - whatever happened to all those things you took when you left the White House?"
Just then the bell rings for recess. Hillary Clinton informs the kids that they will continue after recess.
When they resume, Hillary says, "Okay, where were we? Oh, that's right, question time. Who has a question?"
A different little boy puts his hand up. Hillary point him out and asks him what his name is.
"Larry."
"And what is your question, Larry?"
"I have five questions:
First - whatever happened to the medical health care plan you were paid to develop during your husband's eight years in the office as President?
Second - why would you run for President after your husband shamed the office?
Third - whatever happened to all those things you took when you left the White House?
Fourth - why did the recess bell go off 20 minutes early?
Fifth - what the hell happened to Kenneth?"
Lots of strange news today, Cheney was targeted and the stock market went bezerk. I was trying to do some shopping today but kept getting distracted by the news on the radio.
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I love the welcome....it is so pretty!
