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Monday, August 19, 2013

No Words

It's here. The first day of school. 

Last night, I thought of writing, but had no words. 

I thought of praying, but could not think of anything else to say. 

I had said it all. 

I had prayed every prayer. 

None of it would change the fact that school would start today.

I received several messages from friends last night. They were praying for me and for O on what would be his first day of kindergarten. I felt so grateful for these prayers, because I didn't have any left.


In this post, I wrote of O's early life. Of a time, when I couldn't pray. When it seemed too hard to even go to God. It just hurt too much. At that time, I was also grateful for the prayers of my friends and family. I know that God was sustaining me during that time. Not because of me, but because of Him, and because of the pleas of my friends and family to Him.

I'm not sure what this day will hold. But, I read this verse in my devotion this morning...

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. 
But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. 
Romans 8:26 (NLT)

Seems appropriate, doesn't it?

When I am weak, He is strong. 

When, I feel like I can do no more, He takes care of the rest.


5 comments:

Amanda said...

I've been praying this morning. What a neat verse for the day :) God knows. Love you!!!

~Anchored In Christ~ said...

I need to do some praying. Been in different place so its like i'm not in my routine if that makes sense.

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Unknown said...

Praying for you and O today and every day! That's such a beautiful verse you posted. Even when there is nothing you can find to say, God still knows exactly what you need.

Simply LKJ said...

Praying for you and O. My oldest just started teaching special education, and my youngest is majoring in speech pathology and audiology. They both have a love for children like O. I have several friends in professions who have said that when it comes to dealing with your own child despite all your knowledge in a field, all the chips go out the window...you are just their mom. We made the 12 hour drive today to get our youngest back to the university for another year. It is just as hard now as when I dropped her off for Kindergarten for the first time. You are obviously a very devoted mother!