He did it for love...

My prayer:

What a wonderful day of celebration with you! Nothing I could ever do could come close to being enough of a thank you for what you have done for me. But, "thank you" is what I have, so, Thank YOU Jesus! Your sacrifice and Resurrection made it possible for me to know you. It washed away my sin. It healed me. It gave me everlasting life. It is crazy and wonderful. I love you!

What God Said Tonight:

Come here. Lay your head on my side. Let me love you. Let me hold you close.

I did it all for love. I did it so that not only could I love you but you could love me back. I did it for moments like this where we can rest in the love between us.

It looks good on you. You are dressed in the glory and love of the Lord. You are surrounded by my love.

You are ready for anything.

Loss...

My prayer:

This was the night when everyone thought you were dead, that all hope was lost. I bet at least some felt foolish for believing you were the Son of God. But it seems like mostly, they were just deeply grieving. 

I have always known the end of the story. I never had to suffer with the thought that you were gone. I have the luxury of always knowing that Sunday is coming, that you came back, that we are saved because of it. 

I can't imagine what it must have felt like to all those who loved you on earth. This night must have been absolute, unbearable agony. 

God, I pray for all those who are suffering from unimaginable loss tonight. I pray for your comfort. I ask that you show them a hope and a future. I pray for your healing power to surround their hearts, minds and spirits and that you make them whole again.

What God Said Tonight:

Great loss is like wandering int he desert with no water. Not only are you depleted and weak but you don't even know where to go to get out. Every direction looks like more desert. 

I am your oasis in the desert. I can meet you at your loss and heal you. I can give you hope for a future. 

I love you and I will heal your loss.

The easiest choice...

My prayer:

Good Friday, what an odd name for the remembrance of the day that you suffered beyond imagining for us. It comes back to that definition of good and bad. The suffering was bad, horrible, unbelievable, however, it resulted in the salvation of human kind. It resulted in the ability for us to be reconciled to you and to have a relationship with you. That is beyond good. That is amazing, incredible, worth more than anything else, ever!

So much of this life is like that. We go through something and it seems horrible but you turn it into something good for us.

So, you were imprisoned, beaten, treated worse than dirt and then killed in the most painful and humiliating way they could think of at the time and we call it Good. I think the next time I am going through something difficult, I will try to remind myself of Good Friday. I think that will help me remember that you will turn everything and anything to my good.

Thank you for being so very GOOD God!

What God Said Tonight:

My gift to you was a reflection of the worth I see in you. My gift was all that I had to give and I did it for you, all that I have wanted. 

I had to make a way for us to be together in relationship. I did not want to live separated from you any longer. This sacrifice, while hard to carry out, was also the easiest choice to make. 

To avoid it, to not do it, meant eternal separation from my children. To do it meant reconciliation with these who were willing. 

I love you enough to give my life. That is the greatest love.

Hereditary love...

My prayer:

Well, it all turned out just like you said it would God. Writing that, I feel foolish. Of course it turned out like you said. You are God. What you say goes!

Thank you for giving me favor with "man" and blessing me with capabilities greater than my own. I got to swim with the big fish this week and because of you, I came out looking really good. Your favor is amazing God. 

Well, there is still a few more days to the week but this weekend, I get to celebrate what you did for us that allows me to know you! Now that should be pretty wonderful. 

What God Said Tonight:

Sit here a minute with me and look out on the world. When I look out, I see so much good. I see children who are loving and caring for each other. I see joy. I see people living for me and in peace. 

I see the other too. I see the evil that is yet to be abolished. I see the pain. I see the struggle. But, in the midst of all of that, there is still love, joy peace. 

That is part of what I love about my children. In the middle of he hardest situations, you find a way to love. If there was ever the need to prove that you are mine, that would be it. It is only my love that endures no matter what. It is my love in you that can shine through no matter the circumstance. 

I find that really beautiful. I love you now and forever my child.

Celebrate...

My prayer:

You are AWESOME! Thank you for how you made the IMPOSSIBLE happen for my friend today!!! You are so amazing! Then, you helped me all day, making me succeed. Thank you is definitely not enough for all you did today God. I wish I had bigger words to tell you how much I appreciate you! I could fill a book with exclamation points and it still would not be enough. THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!

What God Said Tonight:

Celebrate! Tonight is a night for celebration. Evil was pushed back and goodness reigned. 

I love you. I love blessing you. I love being with you. I love talking to you. You are my child and my love. 

I have more for you tomorrow. This blessing rain is not done. Sleep and know that I have more.

The end of healing...

My prayer:

So far so good God. Thank you for your healing power. 

I never fail to be amazed by your kindness to us shown through healing. It is only one of the many gifts you give us but I think it is my favorite. To see someone suffering one minute and laughing the next. To be in agony one minute and free the next. There is very little that compares to that kind of blessing. 

Thank you God for the expression of your love through healing!

What God Said Tonight:

Healing is a joy. But I long for the day when healing is no longer necessary because everyone walks in divine health. 

I long for the day when evil dies and people do not need to be made whole, they already are. I don't mind repair work but how much better when we get to focus on building because nothing needs repair?

I love you, now and forever.

Don't get distracted...

My prayer:

Only you know what this week holds God. I look at it and it seems daunting but then I look at you and I know there is nothing I can't handle with you on my side. Thank you God for always being on my side. Thank you for making me succeed. I am leaning on you Daddy.

What God Said Tonight:

The things that need to happen this week, the things that need to be done are for me to do. Your only job is to follow my lead. We make a great team and I will guide you in every step. Keep your eyes on me, don't get distracted, and we will do great things. 

I love you. I have got you. I will see you succeed.