My hope is in him.

Matthew 13:44-52

I do not think those bad fish thought that they were bad. They swam around and ate plankton or other fish like all the rest of the fish in the net. This is why I can only hope that I am leading the life that God wants me to lead.

No Mention

Ester 8:1-8, 15-17

Just because God is not overtly mentioned does not mean that he is not organizing the scene. There are many times when circumstances coincide in such a bizarre manor that they can only have been manipulated by God. Take, for instance our move to Belgium. Never did we pray "Find a job in Belgium", yet a I can see ways that the move is just one piece of God's big plan.

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.

Acts 19:1-10

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.

Unheard and unseen the Spirit of God moves in mysterious ways, a little thought here and a smile there. A set of circumstances organized.
As a child I asked where is the Holy Spirit now? Why are there no miraculous healings? I knew the stories. Why do people not speak in tongues? I did not get a satisfactory answer.

I became a teenager heavily involved in all things Christian. I learned that miracles do happen and that people do speak in tongues. It was too much for me. I walked away.

I walked but God did not. This was the time when strange, off the wall ideas would come, sometimes with life changing consequences. In retrospect I can see that they were God organizing me for the future present. No big flashes of light, just a seeping of the Spirit as it filled up some of the spaces in my being. There is plenty of space left. Meanwhile I will gently pray the prayerful song.