Monday, September 20, 2010

Joy Comes in the Morning

". . .Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy comes in the morning."
~Ps 30:5~

Dear Lord, we lift up all those who are suffering to You. Those who have lost family members in sudden unexpected ways- soldiers lost in battle defending & protecting the innocent; husbands & wives who woke up to find death had stolen their life companion in the night; parents whose children never made the drive home alive. God, wake us up to Your mercy. Show us Your hand of grace. Let us feel Your Holy Spirit, the great comforter. Wrap us in Your presence. God, let these moments remind us to never take each other for granted, to say today every "I love you" and every "I forgive you", don't let us leave needed words unspoken. Moreover, Lord, do not let us delay settling our spiritual life with You. Press our hearts with urgency to draw close to You, to surender to Your will for our lives. Press us with urgencgy to sshare Your salvation message with all we hold dear to us, and strangers alike. For our life is numbered from our first breath. Make us messangers of Your peace & comfort.

"Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away." ~James 4:14~