I prayed "Surprise me, God!" last night and this morning--though I admit that I kind of live this way all the time. God did something cool this morning that answered some of my prayers!
This morning I went for a very early morning walk with a neighbor woman with a warm personality who talks to the trees because she is no longer sure God is there. I have been praying for her, especially asking him to give me the chance to pray with her. She needs to see that God is here.
She started asking me all about our mission--which she has never done before. I had the opportunity to share some more about our way of thinking.
Later she saw a man hammering on a garage and explained a serious absentee landlord and prostitution house problem. She said she must go and talk with him and it could get ugly. I immediately said, "Oh! Can I pray for this situation?" "Sure," she said, "Any prayer will be good."
So I prayed out loud to the Father while we walked. Afterwards she said, "What a beautiful prayer! Thank you." Then I walked on home, and she went to talk to the man. I'll be eager to hear what happened!
(We will too, Carolyn!)
