What Does This Mean?

 

And when in time to come

your son asks you,

      "What does this mean?"

you shall say to him,

"By a strong hand

the LORD brought us

      out of Egypt,

  from the house of slavery."

           Exodus 13. 14

(God has given each of us

   a chronicle of His faithfulness

and a collection of

     interwoven stories

     of our relationship with Him.

That is our testimony

    and witness among others,

not meant to be hidden away,

    but that the living, indwelling God

    would be seen and known.

Do we seize opportunities

   to tell of the wonders

      and everyday strength

      God has placed in our lives?

How will others know

     they are not alone,

     they are loved, heard, seen,

     and there is a God

        who knows their names too?)

O LORD,

Please help us to live out

     Your grace and love

in our relationships

   and all that we do.

May others know

  we are not "just nice" people,

but our hearts have been

          transformed by You.

Help us to live in such a way

   that others feel compelled

             to ask why.

And that we would look for

         and capture those moments

     to answer

       "what does this mean?"

You have changed

   the trajectory of our lives.