God's Presence in Our Life

After confession this past Saturday, I have been praying for God’s grace to express my thoughts and feelings in a more positive and productive manner. Specifically, I hope that through these graces, the light of God will shine more clearly through me as it does in so many of the people we know.

I feel I am certainly an example of the highs and lows of the Lord’s attempts to do his work through me. One week I am completely free, trusting in Him and following the path He has set forth for me and the next week I am resisting, diverging and taking every detour along the way. I am certainly fortunate, along this journey, to have people who are a constant reminder of the amazing things that can be accomplished through His work. Though I am sure they have their own moments of questioning and divergence from the path, the light of the Lord shines brightly through them.

I am not sure how many of you know the story of E1’s referral, but the hand of God was truly at work when there was a question as to whether the path of adoption was the path that the Lord chose for us. When I prayed to God that I would see his name in church the following morning, I thought it all but impossible given that his name is not a biblical name. To our amazement, his name appeared behind the alter on one of the banners put together by the children that were to receive their First Communion. Later that night, it also appeared on a street sign and at a Mercy Me concert. After a few experiences like that, I sort of felt like yelling from the roof top “I’m I the only one seeing these things?”, meaning actually SEEING the hand of God working in your life. Frankly, at the time, I had never heard another friend or family member relay to me a story that was so demonstrative of the work of God in their lives.

Since that time, the Lord as brought an amazing number of people into our lives and also opened our eyes to friends we have know for years whose lives are transformed by the hand of God. I know several of these people read this blog, and it just want to express to them how much their faith and stories of how God working in their lives has strengthened my relationship with God. To the Marriage Encounter Couples, you have shown us the power of God in a marriage and demonstrated the strength of the sacrament when God is at the center. To E2’s godfather and family, most of your life journeys are relayed to me through hubby, but their impact is just the same. Your faith has lead you to incredible places and I see the hand of God each and every step of the way. You are a shining example to us of God’s love. To E1’s Godmother, our prayers are with you in discerning your calling. God Bless You All and Thank you for being a continuous source of God’s Amazing Love in our Lives!