God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. -St. Augustine
I received the most amazing e-mail. In pictures it showed different comparisons of planets and suns. Our own planet earth is in the middle of size when compared to our nine planets (free Pluto!). The next picture compared our planets to our sun. The earth was the size of a small dot - you could just see it - our sun was 6 inches in diameter.. Then the pictures compared our sun to other suns. The one that blew me away was the comparison to Antares. Antares is the 15th brightest sun in space. It is over 1,000 light years away from us (1 light year = 5,900,000,000,000 miles) (Do the math - it staggers the mind). In this comparison Antares was 6 ½ inches in diameter, our sun was the size of one pixel - I couldn't even see it. God bounces Antares on His little finger as if it were a marble - and He numbers the hairs on our head. I think sometimes I get so comfortable with Father God, I forget about God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth and I forget how magnificent and immense His creation is. Today I have been reminded of exactly how small and insignificant I am in His creation- and absolutely awed that this Mighty God, this creator of Antares and that black hole that sings a single B- note at 57 octaves below middle C is the same Father who cradles me close to His heart when I reach for Him. It’s breathtaking isn’t it?
Harley Sowell had a 4-valve heart by-pass surgery last week. Pastor Gene Wright talked to Johnnie, Harley’s wife, last Thursday and at that time he was off the respirator and hopefully able to sit up soon..
Please pray for Nola Ambler, Judi Wright’s mom, who had her toe amputated earlier this week. Nola suffers from severe Alzheimer and simply does not understand what is happening to her. Pray for Judi, this is painful for her.
Kathryn Aycock had surgery to remove the breast cancer. Initial reports are that surgery went well. She will shortly be undergoing radiation treatments.
Delaine Zody’s friend at work got the results of her cancer tests and it was considerably better that what had been thought. They believe that they got it all with surgery and will be able to treat anything else that pops up.
We continue to pray for: Peggy Molander, George Esparza, Marty Clifton's family, Betty Arnold and family as they mourn the loss of Lula, Remo & Susan Paul and their pregnancy, Lorraine Esparza’s daughter, Bianca & Stephanie, Kelli Hastings, Tony McDonald, Ellen Burton, my friend at juvenile hall, Walt Couch, Nancy Eland, and Michael Ferris.
Pray for our missionaries – Meghan Dineen in Mexico, Matthew, Lisa & Nathan in Jos Nigeria, Judy, Faye & Miisaw at the New Life Center in Thailand, Jan & Larry Martin in Thailand, The Reaching Hand Society in India, Yvonne Deel in Belize, Bounkham & Khamla’s mission to Laos, Gospel for Asia, Laurie Bethall in Prague, and all the missionaries worldwide.
Pray for our pastors our leadership, our ministries, and Father’s provision for His Church. Pray that we recognize opportunities to share our faith with others.
Pray for our country, her leadership and our military.
Father,
I love to look at pictures of outer space and marvel over the beauty and size of what You have created. I dream of the day that, from Your side, I see for myself the magnificence of the stars, the galaxies, the black holes and all that is out there. Our eyes will be dazzled. We know it is incredible, but what is even more incredible is that You have created all this, it is Yours, and yet, what You want, what You long for, is our love, our attention and our time. We who are the least of Your creation have been elevated by Your love to the heights of heaven. We give You our love, our attention and our time because You are worthy of all that we have to give. We give You our love not because we have to, but because we cannot hold ourselves away from You or away from loving You. Compared to You, Antares is minuscule. Compared to You, all of creation is lackluster. Nothing compares to You. You are our God.
We lift up Harley, Nola, Kathryn and Delain’s friend before You, Jehovah Shalom, God of our Peace, and ask that You continue to heal them and give them peace of body, peace of mind and peace of spirit.
Shepherd, we pray in agreement for our beloved Judi, and ask, Jesus, that You hold her in Your arms. Let her feel Your heartbeat, let her know that her mother is eternally secure and she is eternally secure. Let her feel Your pride in her as she faces these trials and yet continues to glorify You with her life. Grant her peace.
We lift up those who continue to be on our prayer chain and ask that in each of these situations You are the glory and You are glorified.
We pray for those You have placed in leadership within Your church, those who serve around the world, those who serve in the local church. Holy Spirit, we pray Your blessings on our beloved Lill and thank You so much for her. No matter what is going on around her, the challenges that our busy church office brings, her attitude is loving and sweet. Her desire to serve You by serving the needs of our pastor and of our church is a joy to us as much as it is a joy to You.
We pray for those that we will come into contact with who do not know You and ask that You help us to speak the right words and act the right way so that we can be effective and true witnesses to Your glory.
Forgive us when we fail You, restore us to a right relationship with You, guide us into a closer walk with You.
We love You so much. You are more than everything - You are the only thing.
Posted by Valerie at February 14, 2007 07:13 PM