Father,

Sitting at your feet, or standing in front of You and looking into Your face, we feel the power of a truth so pure, that we are loved so completely by You, and words fail describe it. You want us close to You. You want us listening for You and hearing and talking to You. You want those who have strayed and been deceived, to come back to You. You want their hearts open and their eyes to truly see through the falsities and illusions. You want them on the lighted path and not led astray again. “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” (Joel 2:12)

May all those who are waking, realize the near approach of Divine judgments and come to You in contrition. To tear open their hearts and open themselves to You once again. May we all understand the deceptions and come to terms with our fears with full understanding. “So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.” (Joel 2:13)

For it is we who are in so much gratitude for the rise of us all into greater Light. In gratitude we extend a hand and lift another. In gratitude we remind others that faith carries us over the rockiest terrain. In gratitude we help bolster strength and hope, in one another. “May the God who gives hope fill you with great joy. May you have perfect peace as you trust in him. May the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.” – Romans 15:13