...with God, all things are possible. (Matthew 19:26)

Rachel and Jim owned a commercial building, half of which Jim used for his dental practice. For fifteen years, they had experienced no difficulty in renting out the other half of their building. They counted on the extra income to help pay their bills. Then they lost their renter. A real estate agent told them, “Forget about advertising for awhile. The market is down and absolutely no on is renting.”

To ease her financial worries, Rachel started swimming laps at her local YMCA pool. One day when she was feeling especially anxious, she decided to pray as she swam, using the alphabet to keep track of her number of laps. She focused on adjectives to describe God, starting with the letter “A.” “You are almighty,” she prayed on lap one. “A benevolent God, a beautiful God,” she prayed on her second lap, then “... a caring God, a creative, can-do God,” on her third lap. By the time she had completed twenty-six laps, an hour had passed and her fears were gone. She knew that God would provide somehow.

A short time later, a physical therapist called to say that she had seen the “For Rent” sign in the window and asked to see the office. It was exactly what she wanted. So, she and her partner rented the space. Rachel still prays while swimming laps. She says that she discovered that God’s goodness stretches from A to Z, or, in the Greek, from Alpha to Omega!

Holy God of Love, help us to stay focused on You by our everyday language, culture and activities, that You might become the center of our thoughts!