Reflection

I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you. --Phil 1:3, 4
It is a joy for me to pray for the people on my prayer lists. It is good for me to pray for others, for those outside of my family, and to see prayer in the big picture of the world. It is good for me to trust in God, lifting people up, placing them mentally before the Throne of God. Because I do this with others I can more readily accept this Trust in God attitude for myself; letting go and letting God. Talking to Him I am letting Him have this 'whatever'. And, with practice,  I find I am ready to accept His answer. I have to listen to this answer, though. I can hand over my concern and say, "Here you go, Lord, it's Yours." But I tend to leave it there in His hands and go on with my life, instead of waiting a bit and listening to what God is saying beyond the first response of 'Thank You.' I turn away too quickly, I think, because I think there is nothing I can do, want to do, or want to be told to do. Maybe God's response to this place in my journey is Job's Bible verse for me right now: At least listen to my words....