This last Saturday, I officiated at a wedding. Not an unusual occurrence, by itself, but there were some special circumstances. The groom was my son. And his bride was someone for whom I have prayed for years but only met a few months ago.
Here is an excerpt of my words from the ceremony:
Lauren, when Alex was born, Mom and I began praying for his future wife. I did not know you then, but God did. I have prayed to God consistently for over twenty years for three things, protection, growth, and a ministry perspective:
(1) God, please protect her and put as much distance as possible from whatever threatens her spiritual welfare. (2) God help her to keep growing in You, to sink her roots deep in Your Word, and to draw close to You. (3) And give her a ministry perspective, a clear and tenacious commitment to spend her life serving Your purposes, to use the gifts and abilities you have given her to advance the work of your kingdom.
It is a genuine delight to meet the first-fruits of that prayer! God is good.
What a beautiful answer to prayer! I look forward to exploring the specifics of how God worked in the years before I met my new daughter.
beautiful Jim
we will take these wise words, as we have received so many already from you and Rochelle (PTL), and use them eight times over!
Posted by: Grace | April 07, 2010 at 01:59 PM