Greetings Prayer Warriors,
Vacationing in the Eastern Sierra Nevada’s, I can’t help but
be in awe of the beauty of God’s creation.
Majestic mountains, craggy cliffs, lush tress, waterfalls, lakes,
streams, eagles, blue jays, and bears! But no beauty compares to that of God’s
most treasured creation, man. Each of
us was created as His masterpiece, precious in His sight. We are all one family in Him.
There is neither Jew nor Greek,
there is neither slave nor free person, there is not male and female; for you
are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians
3:28
Vacationing in the same location for decades, we now also have
a “vacation family” as several other families have maintained the same
tradition. Just like any other family,
we have witnessed and experienced the joys, pains, trials, and heartaches of
family life. The catching of the “big
one” (fish), group hikes, kayaking, potlucks, the passing away of the “patriarchs”,
the unexpected death of a young adult, kids becoming addicted to drugs and/or
alcohol, stints in rehab, auto-accidents, ER visits, a “coming out”, and a
shared sense of community. Our
experiences have bonded us, highlighting that we are all interconnected through
Christ, whether believer of non-believer. Through it all, we have learned to
not to take one day with someone for granted, for we are not guaranteed a
tomorrow with anyone. We have learned that each person has a cross, and within
a “family”, we need not carry it alone. For even as we assist one another,
Christ in turn is carrying us.
So today I feel called to pray for both your own extended
family and your “adopted” families. May
the Lord strengthen, guide, and protect them always.
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom
every family in heaven and on earth is named, that he may grant you in
accord with the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his
Spirit in the inner self, and that Christ may dwell in your
hearts through faith; that you, rooted and grounded in love, may
have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and
length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ
that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of
God. Ephesians 3:15-19
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
We are one in Him. Let
us follow His example. Pass it on!
