It took about an minute.

It was over the course of the weekend that I saw just how active God is in the life of believers. He keeps us safe. He surrounds us with love and understanding, and when the devil rears his head the ones we love come out in support of us. God gives us understanding and he makes it easy for his beloved to relate to one another. He gives laughter and tears and good thoughts and he peels away years of misdirection in about an hour. God blesses us and provides us with what we desire. The only thing he wanted us to bear was persecution; that is, we can do away with pain thanks to God and we can do away with sorrow thanks to God. God only asks that we tolerate those among us who say were are crazy or foolish. He asks us to allow and permit the persecution to happen, because when it all boils down, there will be more people to take care of you than there are deriding you. God wants us to know that HE is the center of our universe and that no matter what state of mind you’re in, He is still the present force.

It took a weekend to be a part of all these wonderful works of God. It took a few hours to spread his love and to see his power in my life. It only took about a minute for me to say “Thank you, God, for your protection, your power, your magnificence and your love.”