Happy Tuesday! Happy June!

I am not sure when this writing will post. We are having internet difficulties. Someone from AT&T is coming tomorrow to check the problem and hopefully fix our problem. Yesterday, Bruce discovered the modem was super hot. So perhaps that is the problem. Hopefully all will be well sometime tomorrow.

Three days and counting before the end of school year 2009-2010. Today was a good day. The children and I began the first preparations for closing down the year. We decorated our brown paper bags and have begun placing them in the hall and filling them with papers to go home for the summer. They love the phrase “Go and put it in your bag.” Tomorrow is awards day. Check one more thing off of the list.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.”

Here is a verse with which I seem to live. I love prayer. I love to pray with others. I love to lead prayer, but I must admit I usually fall asleep during my bedtime prayers. This used to bother me, but not anymore. I have fallen asleep while in the presence of God and that is a peaceful and safe place to be.

Prayer is the linking up of our hearts, minds and souls to God. Prayer is the time when God listens and answers and God speaks and we listen. The way we come into closer relationship to God is through communication. That communication is prayer. We ask “Lord, hear us when we pray.” When we ask this of God we claim His attention and God is faithful to listen with compassion, kindness and with His loving heart. When our hearts, minds and souls are linked to God in prayer there is a bond of faith unlike any other relationship. Our relationship with God born in prayer and learned through regular communion allows us to learn more of Him and His Spirit inhabits our souls.

The old song says, “What a friend we have in Jesus. All our sins and griefs to bear. What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer.” The scripture says, “Pray without ceasing.” Friends let us take all we have, all we are and all we need to the One who asked for it and become closer friends through continuous prayer.

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes, count your blessings and say your prayers. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.