National Day of Prayer!

*Note this blog post is in real time...ie I'm actually posting it on the National Day of Prayer for 2012*
So as many of you know Kris and I (because we are certifiably insane) still teach up in the Delaware area one night a week. Well for me tonight was that night and I started my drive home (it takes roughly 1.5 hour) thinking it to be nothing special. One of the ways I like to keep myself entertained on the drive home is to listen to Focus on the Family on the local radio station. Today's guest was a bunch of Moms who run a national organization that focuses on having Mom's groups in each school who are dedicated to consistently coming together in prayer for the school their child attends. It was really moving and I have to admit I was very overwhelmed by the program. When it sadly ended I wasn't in the mood to listen to music so I decided to check out the AM station that is a sister station to the FM one I had been listening to. What I really wanted was to be just led in prayer the rest of the way home but I was going to be content with at least some kind of talk radio. As God is amazing and loves to provide the program I happen to tune into was a compilation of prayers. I felt so blessed and honored that the calling God put on my heart to be led in prayer was answered within minutes of the calling. God is great!!! On top that of that I was treated to the most amazing lightening show I have ever seen. Pretty much the whole drive home streaks of lightening were coming down in the distance as if God was saying "yes prayer is powerful!" I was just so humbled and in awe of the whole experience. A funny moment was when I was on 695 (the Baltimore beltway) and I really got into one of the prayers and closed my eyes for just a moment and at that moment the brightest bolt of lightening came down I think as a reminder that I needed to pray with my eyes open while driving at 60 mph. When I got home I was ready to the turn the car off  and come inside when the light drizzle that had been occurring opened up into a torrential downpour. I took that as a sign that I wasn't supposed to stop my "prayer drive" quite yet so I instead turned the car off and sat and continued praying for about another 5 min before the rain lessened.

Overall it was one of those moments that I felt God orchestrated just for my benefit and it has left me feeling so humbled and in awe of his love, mercy, strength and power. I wanted to share this amazing night with all of you and I pray that God shows up in all of your lives as powerfully as he did in mine tonight :)