Instead

A few weeks ago I ran across a comment that went something like this:
What if the next time you thought of texting or calling or writing if you instead earnestly and expectantly prayed.

I've been trying to put that bit of wisdom into practice, especially during these lazy days of summer, that somehow are also full of visiting and going and doing, and late nights with the kids and early morning sunshine. 

So if I've missed your birthday or neglected to write a proper thank you...
If you've moved to a new place or are searching for a new church...
If you've been having plumbing trouble or marriage trouble...
If you've had a breast lump or are traveling a bumpy road...
If you've had a funeral to attend or a baby you are expecting...
If you've flown out of the country or been on a road trip...

Know that instead of calling or emailing or writing, I have (at times) been earnestly and expectantly praying.

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people,
to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—
that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 

Ephesians 3:17-19