Our head are down, praying to our father. Sometimes I cant help myself opening my eyes and looking up. The view of my team united in a precious act. I always want to take a picture, but its one of those views best experiencing through the heart of the best lens that God has given. Looking through your own lens gives not only a wider, clear perception, but pictures don’t deliver the same passion, the same sense of love that you feel in the moment.
A flash back from my childhood. My sisters and I were about ten years old in the backseat of my parents vehicle. We were traveling to Nova Scotia to visit relatives, and my fathers home land. Its about a week trip, driving about twelve hours a day. So this vehicle was our home away from home. Everyone that I love was in there. Nothing else matters. I remember waking up from a hunch position over the ledge where the cup holder was to see my sisters sleeping, and my parents calm driving through pitch black darkness. The only thing I could see was massive rain drops, and white balls of hail hitting our home. I was surprised that my sisters are fast asleep during the chaos thats going on around us, and sleeping through the huge bang every time hail came flying down. And my parents as calm as if we were driving on a clear road on a sunny day. If though it was hell outside, and the only thing protecting us was a steel box. I felt at peace. Not a once of fear or doubt crossed my mind. I remember feeling loved and having a sense of security. A thought crossed my mind that if something bad happened at least we had each other, and thats all that matters.
This is my prayer for my team. As we spend eleven months, twenty four hours, seven days a week with each other, as we grow as a family that during our storms and trails that you’ll remember how much you are loved. That you feel at peace and have security knowing that God is in control. When we pray together, I feel the same sense of security and love as being with my family in that vehicle. There will be times that we won’t agree with each other, that we will have to extend grace and forgiveness. But when you are behind the wheel driving though darkness and all you can think of is not loosing control, remember we are beside you supporting you, and loving you. If you feel that God is in control and truly love but the Lord, you’ll have the full armor of God, so that you can take stand. With this armor who shall we fear.
