God Speaks

24/7 Prayer ended today at 5pm with community prayer.

The sound still resounds in my mind of the silence (the sound of silence) found in the StockBridge Boiler room. During my first time slot God directed me to Psalm 43 which explains God's love for the Israelites, and how he created them, and formed them, and loves them. Immediately I found myself helpless, and taken away. In that moment, "I love you" from the Heavenly Father echoed in my ears, over and over and over and over. "Emma, I love you, just like I loved those Israelites. I gave men for them because I loved them, but Emma, I gave my son, for you." My week hasn't been the same since.

Moving to Colorado had been an option for about the past month and 1/2, and God clearly by the end of the week, explained that this was not the plan that he has hashed out for me.

Rod explained today that when we try to make God follow our schedule or work on our time line that we have the chance of feeling a lot less loved. And well, we discussed the story of Jairus, and his daughter, whom God told to "Talitha koum!" which means: get up/wake up. "When will you wake up O sleeper?" I have never felt the experience of God, than what I have this week, and previously bit by bit in the few weeks previous. Our God Speaks Volumes, but have you listened?

I went this morning to the StockBridge Boiler Room at 6, at 7 an intern came in and asked if I would like to keep going. After he left, I immediately remembered the text that I got at 2am, telling me that 2 of the homeless friends that come to the StockBridge Boiler room. Kathy and Marty. As I was worshiping in the second service, we were singing an old hymn, and Kathy was just in the right spot for me to see her form where I was standing, her face was up to the sky, singing it word for word. I had nothing but tears. Shortly after the service, I saw Joe, and he looked so full of life.

Jesus, You Reign!