You know when the Holy Spirit touches a deep wound and you start crying and shaking uncontrollably? Yeah.., well that happened during service at church today. I don't experience physical manifestations that often, but when I do, I find that these are moments when I feel lavished by God's love. The yearning and the hunger and the brokenness… All of these things arose out of me and God began to remind me of a love that is incredibly deep and powerful. A love that is pure and perfect. After service, my sister texted me saying that she felt the need to pray for me while she was at church back in Salt Lake City. She texted me saying that this was the first time she has ever been led to pray for someone else. Never did I think that this day would come when I would hear these words from my sister, let alone hear her say that I was the subject of her prayers.
I remember a day in the past when my mom looked at me and said, "Grace, your relationship with your sister might be nonexistent right now but when she comes to know the Lord, you guys are going to have a beautiful relationship." It's true. I feel a deep bond to my sister and whenever I talk to her, I feel like our relationship is meant to stretch into eternity. I cry as i write these words - is it possible to love someone this much?
Anyways, I knew at that instant when she texted me that God not only heard her prayers, but answered them. it's crazy that she was praying for me at her church back in Salt Lake this morning and I was literally shaking and crying during church service here in Chicago.
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