Resting

I was already in bed with the light out, but had to post the lyrics to this song. Despite my day of internal unrest, this song kept flooding my mind.

Jesus, I am resting, resting in the joy of what Thou art;
I am finding out the greatness of Thy loving heart.
Thou hast bid me gaze upon Thee, and Thy beauty fills my soul,
For by Thy transforming power Thou hast made me whole.

Simply trusting Thee, Lord Jesus, I behold Thee as Thou art,
And Thy love, so pure, so changeless, satisfies my heart.
Satisfies its deepest longings, meets, supplies its every need,
Compasseth me round with blessings: Thine is love indeed!

Ever lift Thy face upon me, as I work and wait for Thee
Resting 'neath Thy smile Lord Jesus, earth's dark shadows flee.
Brightness of my Father's glory, sunshine of my Father's face,
Keep me ever trusting, resting, fill me with Thy grace.

Lyrics by Jean Pigott, 1876

Thanks for praying

I've had a hard time getting up for my devotional times this week, but the Lord has been faithful in spite of all that. It has been an encouragement to see Him working in my own life as well as the lives of the interns living with me and lives of others around me. From a phone call with an out-of-touch college friend to a note left for me in the bathroom, the Lord has been reminding me of his faithfulness to make each of us more into His image. I know that your prayers are a part of each step we take.

Graduations: I got two invites in the mail today. One for my brother's high school graduation. And one for JT's graduation from vet school. One Dr. Turner, coming right up!

Friday Night Prayer

There's nothing like a good Friday All Night Prayer to help me start blogging again. Prayer finished a little early this time -- I'm back at the house preparing for bed and it's only 3AM. We were a few people short due to a massive storm system that moved through the area just before prayer meeting started. It just wasn't safe for them to travel.

It was interesting -- I was awaked about 6pm from my pre-prayer nap by tornado sirens. Slightly panicked, I ran outside (smart, Dorinda!) and couldn't figure out what was going on. We were getting rain and wind and the clouds were dark, but there was no green sky, no wall cloud, no rotation, no fingers dipping down from the sky. Why the tornado sirens? Surely if there were tornado sirens, there must have been a tornado spotted.

My intern girls already had the news on and a tornado was being report in Haltom City -- about 45 minutes SW of us. I'm guessing the sirens went off since the southern part of Carrollton was in line to receive the northern part of that cell. We live in northern Carrollton, so we didn't even get the "teacup-sized" hail they were advertising. We did get wind and rain for about 15 minutes, but that was the worst of it.

Topics from prayer meeting: Indonesia, Radio ministry, the upcoming Gospel Music Association event, more staff for our Canadian office, more opportunities for our staff to share about the ministry in churches, and the huge need for additional child sponsors. www.gfa.org/bridgeofhope

Quote from prayer meeting: The Holy Spirit is the "how" to accomplish the Bible's "what."