Me: It is the beginning of a quilt.

Prodigal: The beginning of a year.

Me: Yes, and let the Lord be with us.

This is from the book A Man Called Peter by Catherine Marshall

Lord Jesus, we would find Thee in the privacy of our own hearts, in the quiet of this moment.

We would know, O God, our Father, that Thou art near us and beside us; that Thou dost love us and Thou art concerned about all our affairs, May we become aware of Thy companionship, of Him who walks beside us.

When we are bereaved and forsaken, may we know the presence of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, who will bind up our broken hearts…

O Lord Jesus, help us to know that when we reach up to Thee, Thou art reaching down to us. We ask in the name of Jesus, our Lord, Amen.

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodialpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org