I have a tattoo. I’ve had it for a long time, Although you may not have noticed. It is not hidden, though seldom seen. It is not secret, yet rarely mentioned. Not on my neck to be concealed. Not on my chest to be covered. Not on my back to be forgotten. But on a place where …
Prayer for a Wayward Child
Holy Father, You promised that You will not break off a battered reed or put out a smoldering wick (Matthew 12:20). Yet, at this time, it seems that (parent’s names) are broken and snuffed out. We realize that Your ways are higher than our ways and Your thoughts much higher than ours (Isaiah 55:9), but this doesn’t seem …
Prayer for Dementia
If your family or friends have been touched by Alzheimer’s, you too have probably struggled every time you forget a detail or misplace an item. Fear plays a huge part of the onset of this disease. Rather than remaining crippled by anxiety, I have found Psalm 71 an amazing antidote to the clutches of fear, especially as it relates …
Prayer for Returning Missionaries
Holy Father, Thank You for being the God of all comfort and encouragement (1 Corinthians 1:3). I know someone special that is in desperate need of a Comforter. After years on the mission field, _________ is now coming “home”. Years ago, You called them to serve You. They obeyed, not really knowing where they were going or what …
My Mysterious Love
Holy Father, Thank You for embodying the complete character of Love (1 John 4:16). In the midst of this crazy generation, we need desperately to see past the present and gaze into the eternal. As I remember Your everlasting Presence today, remind me of the unsearchable qualities of Your love. * You are patient with me (1 Corinthians 13:4). You …
Lessons from a Sixteen-Month-Old
Sixteen-month-old Judah’s come to Kiki’s house to stay To share our home, to make us smile, and take our hearts away. To swing real high, and laugh real deep and learn to turn a flip, To hold my hand, and drink his milk, and ride upon my hip. And when the day is …