"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"When I choose to look at the happenings of my day with my spiritual eyes I see a beautifully rich and intricately woven tapestry of vibrant color created by God.
Yesterday began with turning my volunteer experience over to God as I drove to the hospital. I never know what awaits me. There are times when nothing very extraordinary seems to have happened, but even on those days I know He has been at work. Other times I am more aware of God's presence.
When Steve asked this morning whether anything memorable happened yesterday when I was visiting patients I immediately responded that I felt led to place my hands on two different women. Both were very receptive and one of them prayed for me after I prayed with her. This lady had breast cancer two years ago and now there are signs that it may have returned in her lungs. They also discovered a brain tumor that was going to be removed the next day. We talked. We prayed. I touched her head and back.
Another woman was in the hospital with pneumonia and she had severe arthritis. Her fingers were very painful. As we talked I held first one hand and then the other. She said they felt better and then she said she just felt so good. I placed my hand on her back. I have no idea what if anything physical occurred, but I do know something spiritual happened.
Tonight is the second of our Lenten services on the sacraments. Steve and I will be going and it will include a healing service with anointing with oil. I will be carrying nine people in my heart and prayers when I go. Four of them are people bloggers have requested prayers for. I will pray.
So yesterday and today have been beautiful days for me. I pray God blesses your day.
Prayer Girl
(Photo credit: Winter Wool by Mustafa Kizilcay - a Kodak picture of the day)
12 comments:
glad to hear you have had beautiful days...follow the spirit...
I hope that you also have a day filled with healing. Glad that you could be there for those in need.
Would you mind adding my son Justin and I to your list. Thanks and have a blessed week!
Sherry
I am glad you saw God's spirit working today.
Prayers work..in all forms. I'm glad your hands were there for those hurting women. I don't think any of you walked away quite the same.
Namaste
If I'm ever in a hospital I pray I meet someone like you.
Not only do you have healing hands, but healing words as well!
You have harnessed Love....
I am always so moved by your posts. They speak to me in ways similar to being in a meeting where I "hear just what I needed to hear." I related very much to your post from yesterday about limiting thinking and I shall come back often to your yesterday's post to read the prayer and quotes at the end to remind me. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
I like the image of that woven tapestry --
Thankyou for reminding me even when I do not see with my own eyes. God is always working in my life. Happy day!
your spirit shines....God has His angels (you being one of them) in the right places....Take gentle care. Sarah
Beautiful, just beautiful! Thanks!!!
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