Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Gracious One,

with all the abundance i can muster, i thank you for my friend stephanie plant. i thank you for her love, her affirmation and her sincerity. most of all, i thank you for her restless and alive spirit that so often brings me out of my sad little world of anxiety, fear, and general self-centeredness. i am blessed; and for reasons i don't own...

you are a faithful God, so i'm praying with faith that you will see to all the things on steph's heart.

first, i pray for success on walkabout...though not success in the sense that it will be easy and painless. but success that it will be full of growth and stretching and hopefully not too much self-pity. giver her peace and get her prepared!

second, i pray for steph's future. i believe that you have set her way in gold, father. i can't doubt that there are big plans for her life, and i pray that you would help her get there without too much trouble from her concerned father, or worries about finances. you are a provider. we choose to trust you in that. please guide steph in your perfect timing and give her the patience the capacity for life that she needs to sink her teeth into whatever she's doing.

thank you so much for her family and the support it brings. please protect them. please make them rich in wisdom and love, and keep them forever close-knit. thank you for their endeavors to honor you, and i pray that as her mom opens up this ridiculously cool Curves in Morocco that you would help her to reach so many women with love and acceptance as they improve their health in your name! what a wonderful endeavor! thanks, Lord.

you are great. help us get closer to you and be more in love with you.

in jesus' name,
amen (so be it)

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