a prayer.

and then it happened.
right in the middle of service.
and pastor wept.
asked the people to pray for the family of our recent loss.
such a tragedy...
(you see, a young pastor at a gen x church in waco died today. in the baptism.
an ungrounded microphone fell in the water and electrocuted him. welcome home, they say...)
such a man of God!
i could not bring myself to pray for grieving hearts.
nor could i pray for his wife and children.
only that this might reinforce to all of us that we are not in control.
i hope i never have control again.

and as the church prayed, we stopped.
and listened.
then she said, "this is what it must sound like in Gods head!"
mumbled whispers
a roar of heart!

why do we wait for crisis, a tragedy or failure before we are really really good at praying?