Hello from Macau. “Would you rather a god who listens or a god who speaks? Be careful with the answer. … Oh, and in case it wasn’t obvious, the answer is both. God should be both. If a god isn’t, that is no God.” — Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
Prayer, as an act of faith, affirms our Lord who both listens and speaks/acts. Of course, while we can’t control or dictate the acting, yet we can be sure of the listening. Many times that is more than enough. Jesus hears us. Jesus makes intercession for us (Hebrews 7:25), hearing and speaking. May you feel heard as you share the good and the bad of life through prayer.
Thank you for remembering these needs:
Guest Workers in Macau are eager to see loved ones after more than three long years. May they be treated with mercy and grace by their employers so they can have time off to travel home.
Pray for Larry as he prepares for preaching on Sunday, 12 February. May his Cantonese be clear and his teaching helpful.
Friends and their family members need healing. May the Lord’s resurrection power bring healing to their bodies, wholeness to their souls. Thanks for our Nepali friend’s recovery.
In Macau, the Spring Festival is giving way to routine and business as usual. May the Lord speak into the lives of us all, helping us to choose to be a people who listen as well as speak.