"Save us in your LOVE." Psalm 31

This was taken on Sunday when John was heading back to college... the cow TV is constantly on now. 

We talked to Pat this morning as we were on the road at 5a to come from the Cities to get to Rochester for John's blood work and MRI.  He just went back to have his MRI of his brain, so this will be short, as I want to be praying while he is sleeping and praying for little Sister Marie, whose birthday is tomorrow.  When we talked to Pat he told us the overnight calving story of a cow, who suddenly started to "moo and go crazy at 3a!"  Pat is sleeping on the couch in front of the TVsince I am gone for a few days.  "I went out and figured out that her water bag has broken and she smelled her calf... It took me a long time to get her in the headgate, and then I reached in there and found out that the head was turned back.  By the time I got it where it should be - it came right out."   He had two calves then and spent about 3 hours outside, so when we called him...he was pretty tired.  But John and I both know that he wants to know everything that we are doing, so we call him often.  We started our trip with prayer and both are feeling that although those nerves come and we are a bit "nervous."   That we expect only good news today!  Sitting in the corner of the waiting room for the MRI we shared morning prayer and the Gospel for today.  The line from Psalm 31 was really a wonderful one - "Save us in your love."   And then when we read the Gospel - Mt 7:7-12 we realized that this is the wonderful message to us for today - "If you then, who are wicked know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him."  This rang like a bell for us after John had just prayed and talked about how much it means to him that his family has been by his side throughout this entire journey..."I don't know if I could have faced it alone!"  He also mentioned all the prayer warriors that lifted him into the presence of the Lord too!  They are his spiritual family and so important to John and his family!

Thank you, Lord!  We trust in you to give us only the good gifts that we ask for - John's continued healing and that you walk with all those that are in our spiritual family this day and forward.  "Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me."  Psalm 138: 3  Jesus, we hope and trust in you.  Amen and Halleluia

Bless-bless, Barb

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."  Mt 7: 7