Prayer of the Expectant

Dear Lord,

I look to the heavens and,
the clouds are gathering,
the skies are darkening,
the earth is swollen,
heavy with expectation
and hope of the coming rain.

The grounds are ready,
the seed is in the soil,
... and my eyes are on you!

Thank  you for the seasons of my life.
Let it pour Lord,
let it pour!

Not a Hoof

I listened to my Pastor discuss the prelude to the Jewish Exodus with absolute delight and conviction!

Jews' story:
When Pharaoh freed the Jews from Egyptian slavery,
It was with a short leash and given be-grudgingly.
He demanded that they leave behind some of their 'stuff,
But..., Moses their leader would have none of that bluff.
He refused to leave any trace of their servitude existence.
They were going to sweep their house clean, this once.

Everything had to go - hoofs and all!


My story:
When God freed me from the slavery of sin,
It was given with abundant love and selflessness.
He demands that I leave behind all of my mess.
But…, sometimes I won’t have any of that stress.
Still, I painstakingly shake off dregs of my former servitude existence.
Daily, I sweep clean my house.

Everything has to go - baggage and all!


Our (me & my house) story:
In the pursuit of He who freed us,
It will be with our everything – ears and horns!
There'll not be a hoof left behind us.

Everything must come with - our affection, total mind-share, our all!