God is only a prayer away.
I read those words on a sign in front of a church… and I
disagree.
God is not “only” a prayer away. He is much closer than
that.
He is there when you
blink away tears and in a welcoming smile. He is in the first cry of a newborn and the last drawn breath of a loved one.
He is in the sun that suddenly bursts into your room to waken you, and the soft breeze you hear as you drift to sleep.
He is in the softly falling snow that melts on your tongue and the driving rain that makes you watch in awe.
He is in your confidence when you go forth to do something new and in your fear as you look for a way to make it through the routine.
He is in the joy of good health and the sorrow of illness.
He is in each sigh of satisfaction, each snort of disgust… each nod in agreement or headshake of contradiction.
He is in our days afternoons and evenings – He is in our months, years and lifetimes.
God is not a prayer away – we just use prayer as a means of communication. He is with us in everything, through everything and because of everything.
There is no place, time or situation where God is not there.
God may be only a prayer away from our point of view. He is
much closer from His.
