October 23rd, 2022 – 10:14pm – Hostel In German Colony, Haifa, Israel:

God has been very quiet for some time now. Not absent… never… just quiet. Stillness. When I reach out to feel Him… He is there. Always there. But silent. Not distant no… not cold… never… just comfortably there. He is.

The more I grow in my relationship with Him and the more I feel His presence the more and more I realize He is always present. He has always been present, is present now at this moment, and I know without any doubt He will always be present. He is the God who is. Pure power… absolute power and fully love. Yeah that’s Him.

I could speak of my searching for a place to live here… I could speak of the $1,000 donation I received a few days ago… I could speak of mentally preparing to begin my Hebrew class on Tuesday in two days… but no… tonight as I lay here my eyes heavy from a long day… I just want to speak of Him. The One I love… the Great I Am.

So I offer this prayer…

Father, thank you for being who you are. Thank you for creating me. Thank you for all the ways that you bless me each day. For the food I eat and the bed I sleep in tonight. Thank you for being with me always… thank you for everything. You are the God who sees me and how I love you for that. You see me, the complete me… the past me, the present me, and the future complete me. Thank you for seeing me Father. Thank you for all the people I’ve met and talked to in this hostel. I ask that you would bless each and every one of them. Lead them to yourself in all the ways that you do that so well! Thank you for calling me to this place for whatever reason you’ve chosen. Thank you! All my love to you Father!