Dear God Archives

Your Spirit

Dear God: It’s such an incredible gift—your Holy Spirit. Thank you. It’s impossible to picture your Spirit ministering throughout our lost and hurting world, but …

Still Alone

Dear God: Why am I still alone? I’ve been single for many years now—after a marriage of 29 years. I’m lonely. I thought I found …

Where’s Spring?

Dear God: It’s cold. In fact, it’s freezing. The ground is frozen and I can see patches of snow left from last week’s snowstorm. Patches …

Following Directions

Dear God: I am clueless about directions — especially the north, south, east, west kind. When the salesman showed me all the features of my …

I Spy a Bird

Dear God: It was amazing. Tommy and I were watching our bird feeder and out of the corner of my eye I saw a large …

Getting and Giving

Dear God: Forgive me for forgetting what Christmas is about. I live in an overly commercialized country where merchants promote Christmas as a shopping bonanza. …

Being Thankful

Dear God: This is the time of year that we think about earth’s harvest and are thankful for good food and being with family. Thanksgiving …

Help Me To Wonder

Dear God: Sometimes I am so busy with work I forget how to be amazed or to wonder! Nothing surprises me. Sunrises and sunsets are …

As Little Children

Dear God: I can hear my grandchildren wrestling in the living room and I’m not sure I’ve ever heard anything more delightful. The baby is …

Keep Asking

Dear God: It probably happens once a day. “Which foot does this go on?” asks 4-year-old Tommy as he holds up his shoes to me. …