The first advent candle represented hope. This second advent candle represents peace. Last Sunday Monica gave an alter call after she preached. As usual, most of the church came forward for prayer. I asked a young boy what he wanted from God. “I want peace in our home”.
This same wild 10 year old started coming to our church last summer. One day he came up after church. When I asked him what he wanted he said his foot hurt. So I prayed for healing. He gently put his foot down. It didn’t hurt. So he did it again. Then he jumped on it. For weeks after that he I would find him staring at me with the strangest look in his eyes…a thinking look. Months later the pain came back. The prayer was not an instant fix this second time around. I don’t understand many things, including this. Reilan is now a faithful part of our community here. I often meet him while I am prayer walking, and he rides his bike alongside while I walk through the neighbourhood.
Reilan wants peace in his home. It is a reasonable and godly request.
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PS Here are four more 2010 Christmas paintings by our girls.
Very well done paintings! They are Lovely.
These are absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing:) Much love to the Bergen family!