I praise you, Jehovah, for being Mind and Actions and Words. I was made in your image, so I, too have a mind, actions and words. I spend my life trying to imitate you.  My mind tells my actions and words what to do and say. My mind tries to touch your mind. My actions try to imitate your actions while you were on earth. My words try to repeat yours. As Solomon said, there is an empty place in the hearts of man longing for you in eternity. And I do. I do long for you and cannot get rid of its passion for you. I cannot control it. I cannot stop it. My longing for you is all the time. You are existence and love. You are my rescuer and my healer. You are all I need.

Lord, help me let go when people criticize me. Help me let them hurt me as much as they want so I may be kind to them. Satan wants me to complain and argue and fall in line with the masses. Sometimes I do complain. Help me not do that. If it were you, Jesus, you would not have. Help me be more like you.

Thank you for loving me. And for saving my soul. And for all you did to bring it about ~ all the details of your Plan carried out. Thank you for heaven and that it is reserved for me as long as I believe and trust in you.  I am trying, not only to believe and trust as in the past, but to make it stronger.  And thank you for my family and the church. And for the blossoms peeking up from under the snow.