Madilyn and I sat on the carport talking with Mammaw at her house last night. A brisk breeze swept between the mountains, signaling a coming change in the weather.
Mammaw talked about what life has been like since her husband, my Pappaw, passed away last August. She said her son, Uncle Jonathan, said she had better be careful about the impression she gives off sometimes that she doesn’t want a lot of visitors from church. She said it’s true — she doesn’t want a bunch of visitors because of the time she wants to spend with the Lord. She told us about the hours she spends praying and simply talking to God. Tears well up in her eyes when she talks about the visitations she’s experienced. She has tangibly felt God’s presence many times.
And not just in the past year … she has walked with God since she was very young. But after Pappaw passed away, I have often prayed especially that God would be her companion. And He has.
I look at this powerful woman of prayer and see someone who truly lives with a heart after God. Holiness isn’t a checklist of choices she makes everyday; it’s simply the way she lives. Prayer isn’t a daily discipline; it’s an ongoing conversation with God. Evangelism isn’t an obligation; it’s compulsory.
The wind we felt on the carport blew up some much-needed rain in the area today. It was punctuated by a beautiful, full rainbow. Hopefully this rain in the natural will parallel some much-needed rain in the spiritual …
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