You act on our behalf

"When You did awesome things which we did not expect, You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence. For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him." Isaiah 64: 3-4

Lord, You know our deepest deepest desires - when we have no clue what these are. We think we know, we think we have it all 'worked out' - then You give us things outside of our plan - 'things which we did not expect'. Then we realise that what you have given us, is YOUR plan and is just what we want - the very core of our happiness - given to us, without our even asking for it.

Two small unexpectancies all at once. How can I thank you for this love you show us? It is impossible to do so properly - physically impossible. How small I am.
May we sleep at your feet tonight - the five of us :)
Maria

Pursue Me

I bow down to the ground, my hair spills all around
I am kissing your feet, I am wiping them dry because I believe that:
You deserve to recieve all of my life, anything less Lord would not be enough,
I'll lavish you Lord with all I have received, I will spend my whole life to annoint you as King.

..and

As you lay down your life, for the Body of Christ
You will stand in my place offering sacrifice for the sheep

Danielle Rose (in Pursue Me)

A dog or more?

Lord, You know we have a dog now. Silga. The ugliest dog I have ever seen. The smelliest also. It is such a test for me. Ivan loves this creature. I am strugglling Lord - teach me through this dog. Teach me, teach me. Grant me the grace to learn from a dog. To open my family to welcome even a dog. Gladly welcome this creature and carry out all the work involved with great love - and silently.

Bubbles

Sweet Lord,
I was playing with the children in the bath, and I started making bubbles for them. Huge bubbles from soap. I breathe gently into my hand and they grow - from nothing. From no bubble, to a beautiful huge, fragile bubble. We are so like these bubbles Lord. Made from your breath that gently blows life in us. It was a very beautiful moment. I enjoyed it, and so did our little ones :) Thank you.

One HOPE

"you were also called to the one hope of your call;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
one God and Father of all,
who is over all and through all and in all."

Among the Thorns

"Some seed fell among thorns,
and the thorns grew with it and choked it.

As for the seed that fell among thorns,
they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along,
they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life,
and they fail to produce mature fruit." Luke 8:4-15

You know my fears, how I am often petrified, paralyzed in fear. I give you my fear. Every single thorn, You can remove all at once - just by looking at them. I place them all in your hands. Please do it for me.

Changing Water into the finest Wine.

I typed away my anger to You. Poured out my heart to you. Hid nothing from you. Called it what it was: hatred. Take it away from me I beg You. For I simply can't. I am physically incapable of removing hatred and anger. I am physically incapable. Please take it away from me I hear him fill the bucket with water in the yard. I hear him splash the mop the floor - all of a sudden there You are burning with Love inside me for Him.

I asked that you take it away from me - yet not only did you do this, you replaced it with sheer Love. Oh how I love him, and what a tremendous gift from YOU is this love. As he lies on the bed snoring, again here You are loving him with every inch of my whole being. Oh how I love him, what a gift. How can I ever thank you enough!