A Not So Random Reunion
It would take a little divine guidance to see my long-lost cousin again.
It would take a little divine guidance to see my long-lost cousin again.
In this Mysterious Ways classic story a woman auditioning for the choir experiences a divine moment.
This week I was researching Fourth of July prayers, and I came across George Washington’s first inaugural address from 1789. I was surprised that one of his first orders of business as president was to give props to God!
The difference between man and God is time. We cannot escape it, and sooner or later we all run out of it. For God there has never been an hour or a moment or a second, no beginning, no end, no time.
Her to-do list was full for the day, but one unexpected addition proved to be a lifesaver.
What makes for a miracle, big or small? With that in mind, I thought it’d be fun–and illuminating–to collect definitions of the miraculous from you, the Guideposts family. That way we can see where we agree and disagree, and better understand God’s wonder.
My developmentally challenged son couldn’t stop praying…
Training for my first marathon would be impossible…without a little divine timing.
My dad always encouraged me to be my best self, explore the world, have faith in things felt but not seen, all of which helped make me who I am today. But he almost never got to be a father at all. One year before my older sister was born, he nearly lost his life.
A ruby-throated female hummingbird spotted in her almost impossible-to-find nest inspires faith–and a name.
I think the reason I love trees so much, and the Tree Cathedral, is because I see myself in them. The way their branches stretch out towards Heaven, like arms reaching for God.
God is our Father and he fills many roles–he is the Father to the fatherless, shepherd to His sheep, hope to the hopeless,