Caught In An Avalanche

Good morning... Yesterday we huddled around my husband's cell phone to watch a viral video. This week's footage of an avalanche closing in on a vulnerable hiker sparks an honest prayer. "Oh God. Oh dear God." The Lord is my Rock, my fortress, my place of safety. He is my God, the Rock I run to for protection. [...]

By |2022-07-12T11:59:13-04:00July 12th, 2022|Anxiety, Everyday life, Prayer|

How Might I Pray?

Good morning... As if panning for valuable chunks of gold, I sift through a New York Times opinion piece to discover some very important nuggets. Author Anne Lamott, wise and sassy, provokes the potential of authentic prayer. "Prayer connects us umbilically to a spirit both outside and within us, who hears and answers." "Prayer says... 'I am tiny, [...]

By |2022-07-11T02:48:32-04:00July 11th, 2022|Mystery, Prayer, Trust God|

An Unexpected Gift

Good morning... One week ago today, we began our Zoom study sharing hard news. The son from a family close to many in our community was found dead the day before. As a summer study group, we stopped right away and lifted a deep prayer for the family and friends whose ordinary lives will never be the same. [...]

By |2022-06-22T03:00:07-04:00June 22nd, 2022|Death And Resurrection, Family and Friends, Prayer|

Our Conversational Relationship

Good morning... In the early hours of last Saturday, I wrote My Hope For These Twenty Year Olds. I pushed "send" on our blog post around 3:00 am then crawled back into bed for my second sleep. When I woke again, I revisiting our message, tweaking it a bit, like I often do. I did not alter the [...]

By |2022-05-16T06:05:31-04:00May 16th, 2022|God's Love, Listen, Prayer|

Vote With Peace

Good morning... My twenty-three year old daughter laughed at me recently, "Mom, why are you getting so into this vote thing?" This "vote thing" on May 24th will determine whether our village of Vinings, Georgia becomes a city. Last month, I went to a gathering held by Cobb County leaders discussing our decision. Last week, I went to [...]

By |2022-05-11T03:07:52-04:00May 11th, 2022|Peace, Prayer, Trust God|

Bleeding Into Today

Good morning... Yesterday's post continued to bleed into my day. Our final words became my constant prayer. "Lord, please heighten our sensitiveness to you. May we see, hear, taste, touch, and smell your magic all around us." Right away a loyal reader from Florida wrote. "Good morning Sue," she texted. "I have always stopped daily to notice something [...]

By |2022-04-28T02:52:54-04:00April 28th, 2022|Awareness, Everyday life, Prayer|

Here. Now. Accept. Allow.

Good morning... On her way to our spiritual direction session in our basement, she ran into traffic on a drizzly Monday morning. "I had to calm down my racing mind," she said. "Sue will not care if I arrive a bit late. I needed to breathe myself down from my head to my heart." A red light happened [...]

By |2022-04-19T07:15:06-04:00April 19th, 2022|Everyday life, Peace, Prayer|

My Prayer For You

Good morning... The beautiful image above, sent by a loyal subscriber is Charlotte, N.C., shares my deepest prayer for you this humbling Holy Week. Our hope comes from God. May He fill you with joy and peace because of your trust in Him. May your hope grow stronger by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13, NLV). ...Sue... [...]

By |2022-04-12T00:52:48-04:00April 12th, 2022|Peace, Prayer, Trust God|

Our Intimate Solidarity

Good morning... "So, when you pray in your private prayer language, don't hoard the experience for yourself," says the Scripture verse at the end of yesterday's blog post. "Pray for the insight and ability to bring others into that intimacy" (1 Corinthians 14:13, MSG). Intimacy. Sent at 3:54 am, our morning message ended in the word "intimacy." Then [...]

By |2022-04-09T03:49:23-04:00April 9th, 2022|Light In Darkness, Prayer, Unity|

Mozart In The Car

Good morning... A longtime friend has also had a loved one fighting for life in the ICU this month. We have been exchanging private prayers and texting one another updates most every day. She wrote me an email after this week's blog post My Mom's Bumpy Ride Home, a post which ended with a music video of Willie [...]

By |2022-04-08T04:03:03-04:00April 8th, 2022|Everyday life, Healing, Prayer|
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