The Written Word

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, Where to begin and what to say - In my search for finding the right photo to share with my younger sister-in-law I happened upon a box of old mementos of my late husband's grandfather and grandmother. Two precious souls who entered my life at different times because they had divorced and interaction with both of them was difficult because the grandfather had remarried twice and the grandmother had remained single. Grandfather had come to visit our young family about four years after we were married and stayed in contact regularly. We would visit grandmother irregularly but in 2000 we invited her to come live with us as we had moved to Hawaii. She was 96 years old when she accepted our invitation. Anyway back to my original thought - in the box were some letters addressed to both of them from various family members, as I read the letters I began to realize that these were things written to him and her from people who loved them and wanted to share the parts of their lives that they would be interested in. With each letter I read I felt that I was violating their privacy in some way. As I read each letter and all of the incidents and happenings in their lives that they were sharing, my heart swelled with excitement because I got to peek into their young lives and also how much they had loved them in their growing up years. That is why I titled this post - "The Written Word". Yes, we have the "written WORD" words put down on paper and God continually allows us to peek into Himself. The Holy Spirit inspired the men who wrote down the divine incidents and happenings and also the intimate thoughts of the LORD that in the reading of His letters we would be inspired and encouraged and enlightened and our hearts at times would be filled with excitement. Yes, from this day forward as I read the "written word" hopefully a feeling of intimacy, like I am peeking into the lives of those whom He loved. Let us pray - Abba Father, with praise and honor and glory we come to You to worship You. O, LORD thank You for "the written word", Your love letters to us to read over and over again. Dearest and most precious sisters-in-Christ, may He come alive again and again bringing You His Peace and His Joy and His Hope in the days ahead. May He draw You into a deeper intimacy with Him that you seek Him and in the seeking you would have a "quiet knowing" that He will be found and in the finding may your hearts and souls soar with excitement. In Jesus' Name, Amen. Peeking into His Heart,

LyndiaSue