Lord God, You are so merciful, kind and good -- what a treasure we have in YOU! And yet, we stay so busy doing "our thing" to serve YOU, we often miss YOUR heart's beat to just be with YOU -- what we so often consider "wasting time."
Oh God, forgive us I pray, and in YOUR infinite patience, draw us once again to be totally still inside and receive the fullness of Who YOU are -- Who YOU are in us, and Who we are in YOU. Cause us to be amazed once again at the miracle of salvation -- the miracle of forgiveness. Pour out YOUR Spirit upon our calloused, religious, legalistic, traditional, critical hearts that are so self-absorbed and haughty. Let us once again taste of YOUR sweetness, and see the manifestation of the fragrance of Christ permeating our beings, our homes, our churches, schools, businesses, hospitals, and marketplaces.
Oh God, the world is groaning for us to be who YOU called us to be -- to allow YOUR HOLY SPIRIT the freedom to flow like a river through our everyday lives, and powerfully pour forth YOUR love, thus tearing down the strongholds of our enemy.
Cause us to stand in YOUR truth and fight with the spiritual weapons YOU have given us. May we not be lazy, or distracted, or fearful, but in all things, and at all times listen for YOUR still small voice to guide us in wisdom to the victories YOU have waiting for us to take hold of in Jesus' Name...
Kathryn Hendershot
