“Fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are thy works…” Psalm 139:14 Heavenly Father, My heart quietly gives thanks to You. I would shout but a whisper of a whimper is all that will come out. All of the sound is bottled up in my throat like a cork. That is what extreme awe does to me. […]
Do you know why I loved my grandmother so much? Because she loved me first! Just as Jesus loved us first! She showed me the unconditional, sacrificial love of Christ! His love was there in her gentle hands. Hands that never harmed me; That touched me and held me with affection and joy. His […]
For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Psalm 139:13 Father, I come to You to celebrate the life of this precious baby girl; a gift from You that did not stay long enough. How my heart longs to hold her, to know her, to watch her grow. But […]
“On my bed I remember You; I think of You through the watches of the night.” Psalm 63:6 Dear Father, Sometimes I fall into bed so exhausted I don’t remember hitting the pillow much less anything else. Other times I lie away for hours tossing and turning, looking at the clock, tossing and turning and […]
“Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?” Job 37:16 Wonderful Maker, I love spring! There is something so hopeful about this time of year. The freshness of just-opened buds and blooms bring energy and expectation to weary souls. Life pulsates from all directions. Your creativity […]
“Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.” Isaiah 61:7 Dear Father, I sat in a courtroom awhile back as an observer. Of course I […]
“Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” 1 Peter 1:8 Dear Father, I am sitting here imagining what it must have been like for Mary as the lifeless body of Jesus […]
“For He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” Isaiah 61:10b Dear Father, This past week I went shopping for an Easter dress and discovered I already had one. […]
“O Lord, You took up my case; You redeemed my life.” Lamentations 3:58 Dear Father, New day, new hope, new life – Spring! This is the time of year that we celebrate our redemption. I always want to know more about what You did for me on the cross. I have read books and watched […]
“It was the Lord’s will to crush Him and cause Him to suffer.” Isaiah 53:10 Dear Father, How can I ever begin to really comprehend the horror and magnificence of the cross? The excruciating, heart-breaking agony that my Lord felt in the Garden went unnoticed by me as I slept along with the disciples. I […]
