The Promise of a better day

Seeing hope is not always easy. A vision of what you expect and desire continuously looms over us, daily.

With so much negative news just today alone not excluding the Swine Flu epidemic that has already killed hundreds around the world in such a swift manner; while many were attempting to ensure we pronounced correctly, many were already dying.

Car manufacturers are reigning in their designs as well as their unions, tampering down on their profit margins beyond zero as well as adjusting their projections from "success" to "making ends meet". There is more to see than just what you are visualizing. What prayer does is it permits us to pull back from the emotional attache's of the situation and see options, opportunity and hope.

As I stated, seeing hope is not always easy, however, the promise is always with us. There is always a rainbow just over the horizon. This photo used is an ever present indicator of just that. It was taken in the Israel last week along the Gaza Strip amidst constant battles over territory and historical inheritance.

Regardless of your position, if any, in the Israeli-Palestinian border issues, there is a promise to be found. This rainbow captured amidst the rubble of an attack on a home in Gaza proves it.

In addition to praying with us, invite others to do just that. We'd like to send out daily prayer requests that gather all of your comments from the previous day so that your new friends from all over the country will be able to join along with you in prayer over those things that concern you most.

We have friends in Michigan who need us as General Motors restructures itself. Our friends in the west need us as they too grapple with economic woes that has forced tough times on California. See the promise of prayer!