A Heads-Up for Living

At the Saturday women’s prayer meeting I prayed: “Lord, come quickly. Already we see your words materializing—the nations surrounding Israel to destroy it; the increase in persecution of your church.” No sooner had I finished than a woman prayed after me: “Lord, please help us to resist the temptation to try to decode your word and to presume we know the future. Help us to focus on the things that unite, not on divisive things.” Gulp.