–I think I get how infinite You are better than how personal You are…I want both. Come to think of it, I barely grasp how infinite You are.
–My greatest fear is that I will let You down.
–The only remedy for that fear is faith in You.
–I used to worry that I would be the rocky soil where Your seed withered and died. Now…I don’t want to fall short of Your calling.
–Thank You for gently taking Aunt Faith home to You. It warms me to think she is contented and at peace right now.
–My ego tries to creep into almost every aspect of my life and take control. It disguises itself in the guise of free will. I want to choose You.
–Thank You for Karen. I know you are teaching us so much as we go through this period of our lives. I pray we will be open to Your teaching.
–Teach me to abide in You. That is my number one goal for the rest of my life. But abiding is so tricky. It can’t be measured. Does a vine think about how much it is a part of the branch? Eyes off myself and on You.
–I want to do more for You but I am often afraid to step out. Help me.
–Music has been one of Your greatest gifts to me.
–Sports are such an invigorating distraction! Give me your perspective.
–I lift up my brother and sisters to You. I love them so much. Our time is limited. I have no desire to “evangelize”. I want Your Holy Spirit to show me how to express Your love in a way that draws them nearer to You.
–Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess. I believe that.
–I ask You to bless every moment I have with my family—immediate, extended, Karen’s—realizing these are the most significant people You have given me to love.
–Health is one of our greatest human concerns, and I believe You are the source of all healing, but it gets very complicated after that. Increase my faith.
–Thank You for golf. I know that this might be viewed as a rationalization or an excuse, but it is a spiritual exercise for me. I love playing golf with You.
–I can feel You moving me toward more service. I want to move.
–I pray for a deeper contact with You for Dylan and Bethany. They need You to be more present in their lives. And let it shine upon Edith and Agnes, our Canadian cherubs!
–Thank You for the wonders You have accomplished for Nathan and Annalisa (esp. one!) I pray You will give them a clearer direction of what You want for them.
–Thank You for the warm presence of Zachary and his family, the very best of many reasons to move us here. I pray for time and patience and a clearer vision of where You are leading them. (I’m getting redundant).
–I know that You know my thoughts. I apologize. I am learning to turn them over to You. “Whatever is pure, whatever is noble…” I have a long way to go.
–I think (and dream!) of my mom and dad sometimes—I trust them to You.
–I ask You to guide me and give me wisdom in my spiritual reading. I trust Your Spirit not to let me be led astray.
–My time with You is precious to me, even if I don’t always act like it.
–Thank You for being here with me.
Thank you Lord for placing Mr. Malmgren in my life. I had no idea he would still be an inspiration to me. In Jesus’s name, amen!
Amen and Amen. Love you. Dal