Feeling small and weak doesn’t scare children who know that their father loves them and isn’t.
Father, I feel small and weak today. Be large and strong for me.
“B]ecome children of God. . . .” John 1:12
Your hands, not mine
When somebody close to you needs a lot more than you can give, the weight of not being enough for her makes it hard to breathe until you remember that God is far more than enough.
Father, thank you for reminding me this morning that You are far more than enough for ____ and that her future is in Your hands, not mine.
“Into Your hands I entrust ____. . . . [Her] future is in Your hands.” From Psalm 31:5, 15
see wondrous things
If you keep your imagination locked in the attic today, you might get a lot done, but you probably won’t see wondrous things.
“The imagination should be allowed a certain amount of time to browse around.” Thomas Merton
“Open my eyes, that I might see wondrous things. . . .” Psalm 119:18
set her free
When somebody really hurts you, the only way to get out of anger-and-resentment prison is to set her free, too.
Father, please forgive ____ and set her free, for she doesn’t really know what she has done to me.
“Jesus (on the cross) said, ‘Father, forgive them and set them free, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34
something mysterious
When somebody is brave enough to show you her scariest parts and you welcome the little child in her (instead of running), something mysterious happens.
“Nothing heals us like letting people know our scariest parts. When people listen to you cry and lament and look at you with love, it’s like they are holding the baby of you.” Anne Lamott
“Whoever welcomes a little child like this . . . welcomes Me.” Matthew 18:5
the spring rain
Dry ground is full of surprises that only happen after the spring rain comes.
Today, Father, please be like the spring rain to the dry ground of me.
“Return . . . and He will enliven . . . like the spring rain watering the earth.” Hosea 6:1-3