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WEATHER THE STORMS

I enjoy spending time in God’s presence while at Lake Ontario. Each time I visit, there are new parallels that come to mind about life and the lake. This year it was perfect to be experiencing life there around the official time of summer’s beginning, enjoying the greatest amount of daylight.

Rain was forecast for the whole day for three of the four days, but God did provide a balance of rain and then periods of dryness and sun each day. While observing both the storms and then better weather,  I thought of how God’s inanimate creations of the water, the sky, and the wind go through rough times just as we do—something  that awed me. Continue reading “WEATHER THE STORMS”

UNITY IN PRAYER

God uses every detail in our lives to provide His perfect orchestration of our steps.  One day a sequence of events led me to be earlier than usual to church.

I was sitting in my pew praying and turned to get something out of my bag. At the same time, a woman came to the table right behind me to use hand sanitizer before talking with the Pastor.  Since I was there so early, I decided to go outside for a few minutes to collect myself and enjoy the beautiful sunshine and warmth.  A few minutes after returning to my seat, I looked up to see this same woman next to me.  I have never seen her before.

She said, “Would you please pray for my heartbroken son?  You seem like you must be a good pray-er being at church so early.”  She then shared more detail so I would know how better to pray for her son and the situation.  I felt inspired to give her a copy of my book, hoping it might encourage her.  She seemed delighted and said, “Well, it must have been the Holy Spirit that prompted me to share with you.  Thank you so much.”  I asked if I could hug her and she said, “Sure.”

 

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