de-emphasis
Father,
Thank You for this man you’re molding into a likeness of You.
Thank You for the way You’re stripping away the unnecessary, & placing Yourself there instead.
Thank You for the way You are sticking out of him in unlikely ways & unlike places, with unlikely people.
Thank You for the way You’re helping him to not become jaded, cynical, or just worn out with all the need, desperation, & overwhelming devastation of all that surrounds him.
Thank You for the way You’re showing him to de-emphasize himself, & emphasize You – thank for how he’s realizing how to stop making his time in Haiti happen, & seeing that all he has to be is available to You – You’re the one that’s gonna make things happen.
Thank You for his safety – not just physical, but emotional, spiritual, psychological, attitudinal – thank You for guarding his heart, from himself & from the devil.
And thank you for this wild, crazy, BIG adventure that you dreamed for him a gajillion years ago.
Thank You for sustaining him as he continues to say little yes’s to You.
And Father, thank You for this crazy man who I love so dearly, who colors my life so wonderfully, & who reminds me each day that the life You dreamed for us SO long ago is SO crazy wonderful!
In Jesus name I thank You for all these things, & more – I thank You for You…