I wish someone will call
Not for what I can give
Not for what I didn’t do right
Not about where I should be
And not to advertise their feats.
I wish someone will call
To truly know how I’m doing.
I’m drowning in this sea of
Endlessly flowing humanity
Is there not one who cares enough
To pause and ask, to truly know
What is up with me? I wish . . . .

Food For Thought: I am terrible with phones. With all the efforts toward improvement of my phone management plan, it still falls below standard. While I am grateful that I’m not one of those who are stuck to and can’t do without their phones, I am not proud when I know I can do better. Yet, there is something I know that has helped me: to be sensitive enough to reach out when God drops someone in my heart. I can’t count how many times that had appeared like a miracle to the receiver. Yesterday, a friend came to mind: it has been a while since we saw or talked. My friends know me and my phone infirmity. While to some, it has showed that I don’t care, those who know me know it’s one of the challenges I live with. A brief call just to check in turned out a long conversation that left both of us thankful to God and grateful for the gift of friendship. Sometimes, especially while going through sore experiences, it is not easy to call to ask for help or talk except God opens the door. When He makes a way that reaches our heart, bottled issues pour as we let out the storm killing us silently within. Often, we wish and want to reach out but where we are and all we are dealing with won’t let us pursue them to realization. It is fun when we can watch a sincere wish turn reality. It is touching when we can make it happen for someone without their asking us. It is a miracle when God prods us and in obedience we discover that we have been part of the fulfilment of an unvoiced wish; instrumental to answering a silent prayer. In spite of our shortcomings, may our lives be effectual instrument in God’s hands today.

Scripture: Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Philippians 2: 4.

Prayer: Dear Lord, even in those times that I wish that someone would reach out to me with care, help me to reach beyond my own needs, and touch the heart of another, with the care that I desire, amen.