Divine Appointments, Sacred Encounters, and Holy Conversations

 

The Lord GOD has given me

the tongue of those

      who are taught,

that I may know how

  to sustain with a word

him who is weary.

           Isaiah 50. 4

We may not be 

the most eloquent speakers,

but that is not God's intention.

He just calls us

to be aware of those all around us

who need not just encouragement

   but the hope that 

   only He can give.

May we be not afraid to speak of Jesus,

among those who believe

  or who do not yet know Him.

God has placed them

  strategically on our path

to aid, uphold, assist,

   and love them to Him.

May we be responsive

  to His divine appointments,

  sacred encounters,

 and holy conversations.

There is nothing random

 in this time or situation,

      just deep redeeming.

O LORD,

Please help us to be aware

  of those around us,

knowing that weariness

   or heavy hearts

are most often carefully disguised.

Grant to us 

   words that can sustain others

   in their hard places

and impossible situations.

Give to us the heart and vocabulary

        --even a tiny morsel--

that will empower someone

    to make it through this day.

You work in ways we cannot see.

Even in those 

                right in front of us.