A Conversation with God 8/25/16 Me: Well God, I woke up this morning to three big piles and a puddle. Had to steam mop the floors-of which- I finished the living room, kitchen, dining room, and hallway-ALL- before 7:30 this morning! God: Some days are definitely better than others, but… Me: Yeah, and some nights are…
Category: Prayer
A Seed of Faith
A Conversation with God 8/24/16 Me: Hello God. Are you there? Are you really there? God: (silence) Me: Do you, really, hear me, or are my words like dandelion seeds, dangling in the air? God: (silence) Me: God? God: (silence) Me: Do you hear when I pray? God: (silence) Me: You…
A Quiet Place
A Conversation with God 8/18/16 Me: God, my world is too noisy…sometimes I just want to go to the moon! God: You don’t have to go all the way to the moon…just rest in your quiet place, it’s always waiting for you. Me: I would but I don’t know the way. God: Well, that’s the…
Outside Looking In
A Conversation with God 8/16/16 Me: God, I’ve been thinking about those who’ve shunned me. Sometimes I feel all alone. I feel their world is going on without me, and I’m on the outside looking in. I have this visual of a dirtied hungry child, hands and nose pressed to a store’s window, watching shoppers…
Depression Really Sucks
A Conversation with God 8/13/2016 God: God morning Lisa. Me: Good morning Lord. God: How are you feeling today? Me: Well, Lord…you know I’ve this “depression” thing going on and sometimes it’s almost more than I can bare. Depression really sucks… God: So, are you depressed today? Me: Not so much today…although I do awake…
Yes Lord…but…I’m Gay
A Conversation with God 8/11/2016 Me: God, as I tarried in your garden, I heard the words of a verse that has given me comfort for many years. God: And what words are they, my child? Me: They go something like this… “…everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and those who come…
Maybe the Third Cup’s the Charm!
A Conversation with God 8/10/2016 Me: Good morning, Lord. God: Good morning, Lisa. How are you feeling today? Me: Well, I’m on my second cup of coffee so I’m feeling better. I was a bit stressed at first. God: Tell me about it. Me: Well, Gracie woke me up at 3 am needing to pee…which…
Celebrate Life with Kindness
A Conversation with God 8/9/2016 Me: Lord, the cicadas sure have been loud this year. God: Yes they have…and do you know why? Me: No, Lord. Why? God: Well, you see, in 1999, a brood of cicadas hatched and burrowed beneath the ground to feast upon root tissue. It took 17 years but finally they…
The Luxury of His Power
A Conversation with God 8/8/2016 Me: God, I’m so tired of looking fat. God: Talk to me about it. Me: Well, most of the time I feel okay about it and then I catch a reflection of myself in a mirror or a store-front glass…I see myself as others must see me… and then,…
Upon Dragonfly Wings
A Conversation with God 8/6/2016 Me: Good morning, Lord. God: Good morning, Lisa. Did you sleep well? Me: Yes, Lord…thank you for watching me through the night. God: I’ll never leave you. For just as I told Moses and my children many years ago, “I am the eternal God and I will be your refuge and…
