Life and prayer

Okay , so it's been awhile since I posted. I must confess, summer hits and I am off to camps and mission trip and all kinds of activity with teens and I seldom land back online. In the midst of the busy-ness find that I have to keep my head up and my heart bowing to God. There are so many things going on that I feel like my world is spinning out of control at times. That is when I am driven to prayer. Not always the kind of prayer that takes me to the quiet place for a long period of connection and listening. More often it is the kind of prayer that leads me to seek wisdom and insight from God while things are spinning around me. It is the quick prayer of "Lord help me help her." while a student is pouring out her heart about doubt or pain or how someone has hurt her. It is the hopeful cry of my spirit for God to lead while I stand to speak or teach. It is the joyful prayer of laughter and thanksgiving that rises up in me as I see students laughing together or running like crazy in some wacky game or activity. All these remind me that prayer life is life - not something separate from it.