Pray for the peace of Kenya.

I am having a worry day. Not because my life is out of whack, or because my needs are not being met. I am having an “anxious anxiety moment”, because I have a friend living in Kenya and I am worried about her well-being. It is interesting because I met her because of this blog. We forged a friendship through writing back and forth to each other. As I sat watching the news yesterday of the attack on the mall in Kenya, My first thought was about her. I realized I knew a lots of things about her such as: she has a great personality, a great sense of humor, she loves God, and has a heart of encouragement (she has from Kenya encouraged me many times when my day was less than stellar). But I don’t know anything about her personally, all the things I know about her are things that are beneficial to me (yup, selfish…I seem to always see that side of myself). I don’t know where in Kenya she lives, I don’t know if she has siblings, if she is married, single, or dating. I never took the time to find out about her. I think we do that so much with friendships, with relationships in general, they tend to be for OUR benefit and not symbiotic. This journey, is give and take, push and pull. It can’t (and is not suppose to be) all about “ME”.  I have reached out to my friend, with no response yet. I am praying that she is fine, that her family is fine. Although I know she must be going through great emotional turmoil, because something so tragic has happened in her world. Please pray for her, her family, and the people of Kenya. Pray for healing and grace. Pray for peace. Pray that God will pour out His love.

“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groaning that cannot be expressed in words” (Romans 8:26).

So what am I thankful for today? That God has my friend in the palm of His hand. I can rest in His love for her.