TOO LONG

I have perhaps 20 minutes to write here and try to capture some prayer ideas.  (I'm afraid if I just sit with my eyes closed and "think," I'll drift off to sleep.)

If I do try to rest in the heart of God, what do I sense? 

• Marriages in trouble (clients)
• Women who do not feel cherished by their husbands
• Children (Joey P) who are not cherished by their parents
• Children (John L) who are not understood by their parents or teachers
• My own husband's sacrificial toil at a distant job for the sake of our daughters' education
• A messy, violent, vicious world (a Bangladeshi teen of 14 tender years whipped to death for "adultery" when it was really rape)
• A call to rest--really rest, really trust, really surrender all the anxiety about the future of my daughters (education, spouses) and my husband (almost 50 and tiring intellectually)

This reminds me of me.  I am on a journey, and I need to stop from time to time and rest.  Love the dog companion, although I wish it was a Sheltie!

(Oops.  DH came home earlier than I expected and surprised me!  Since this and my other blog are totally private, between God and me, I closed out without officially logging off.  I am so grateful that a draft was saved!  But I'm at work now and can't spend too much time.  :(  Later--and I crave this time.)