"Blessed be the name of God, forever and ever. He knows all, does all.....He opens up the depths; tells secrets, sees in the dark--light spills out of Him!"
(Dan.2:19,21, from THE MESSAGE)
That's the message I received this morning which lead me to pray for my grandson, a heroin addict. He is a beautiful young man who can't quite quit the disasterous road he travels. But he wants to be loved, to be accepted, to be better than he is. Does he not understand that he is better than he is? Does he not understand that he will always be accepted, if not honored? Does he not understand that we in the world love him, his God loves him, and heaven loves him? And what we and they love we also desire for those we love: health for him and goodness for him and all things wise and beautiful! God don't let him die without believing in your love and ours!
What mystery is in the dark soul of a heroin addict? an alcoholic? a sex addict?
What dreams do they have that are so impossible to understand? What about them makes it so easy for them to fail?
Perhaps our prayers for healing have been jumping the gun. Perhaps we need to pray that our beautiful grandson--and others so like him--should be prayed for differently. Perhaps, also, we modern-day God's people don't really understand the full measure of God's power. Healing we get, so make him well. Make him hungry for a steak, or lobster, something good for him. Make him to hate heroin.
But what can we pray for to put this beautiful grandson and others on a track for God and all God is and all God can do? What did the ancient Daniel have that our Daniel does not? What prayers did the ancient Daniel have that ours do not?
Lord, we bring to you these questions seeking answers which we so much need. Our Dan needs your love, your healing power, your wisdom and your strength and we seek that for him through the ancient Daniel for whom he is named. Will you bring our Daniel to his place of need and want for You, perhaps just where the ancient Daniel's faith and determination originated? Help our Daniel to start over, coming to you for forgiveness, with his need for you and your guidance, for a desire to please only you. Help him to put his pain, needs and desires away and search sincerely for You. Help him to feel his hand in yours and believe the promise that you will never let go. Give him trust, grace, and peace in time as he learns. And Lord, let him know that he is YOURS! Make him hungry for your Word for in the Word he will always find you!
For this we pray, that someday our Daniel, too, will bring you Glory and Honor!
Isn't that what all of your people pray for? Not just for the Daniels of this world, but for us all. AMEN
God save us all, Your friend, Jo
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