Today it is cold and rainy.  I was drawn outside, from my nice warm bed, in the early morning hours. I felt  a great yearning to meet with my God and cry out to Him for all the unfed lambs,the shepherd-less sheep of His flock and for my own brokenness.

I donned my neon orange rain poncho and headed out to my "spot" where I found the neon green and the vibrant red branches in the evergreen forest.  I poured out my heart to God as never before.  I fell on my knees and cried out from the depth of my soul with "groaning too deep for words".  I had never before prayed with such fervency or with such a broken empty heart.

Something cracked open inside me and my spirit became free beyond understanding.  An inexplicable peace and joy flooded my soul and has continued to abide there.  It made me think of what a caterpillar must experience after all the struggle, uncertainty, bondage and change.  To break free from the chrysalis and soar on in newly created, breathtakingly beautiful wings.  The unfathomable freedom!

Later that morning as I ended my time with the Lord, there in the pouring rain, alone and yielded I had asked for God to pour the rain down harder so I would know His presence.  Instead, He broke open a cloud above me and the Sun, for just a moment, broke through and shown on my face with warmth and light.  It was as if the Face of my Father had looked down upon His weak and weary daughter for but a moment.  Then the clouds united once more and the dark rainy day continued.

I knew inside my spirit that God had heard.  I knew that He had called me out of bed that morning.  I knew that He would answer.  I may never know how or when, but He would respond. That is all that matters anyway is it not?  That we answer His call, humble ourselves before Him, pour out our hearts for others, trust Him to work, and rejoice in the awesome privilege of being in the presence of the Almighty.

God is:  Glorious
              God sees us
              God hears us

Color: Sunlight = Golden