wc – she cried when she told me – 3.9.08

our church shares a building with a Ukrainian congregation. and some of the Ukrainian families (namely, those with Americanized teens) will attend our service as well.

one of the Ukrainian moms stopped me in the aisle after church yesterday. she grabbed my hand. i knew “it” was coming, but i didn’t know what “it was. and, by the look in her eyes, i knew “it” would involve tears, but i didn’t know why.

with the best broken english she could muster, she said that she loved watching me use my gifts for the Lord. that it was good. and then came the tears, as she said that she prayed. she prayed for me. she prayed for me a lot.

i was floored. i wanted to drop my head below her short stature, get underneath her, elevate her… i was so humbled.

i didn’t even know her name.

i squeezed her hand and said thank you with all sincerity. i said that she blessed me greatly. i said that her prayers were working. and then i hugged her. all i knew to do was hug her.

what i wanted to say was that i’ve been totally broken over leading worship at my church. i wanted to tell her that my small-group (none of which attend my church) has been faithfully praying for my ministry for six weeks. i wanted to tell her that she had no idea how the Lord has answered those prayers.

but, then, i realized that she knew… she knew.

because she had been praying, too. and she wept over what she knew.

song list:
How Great is Our God
The Solid Rock
Before the Throne of God Above
Made Me Glad
Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus

~ by mandythompson on March 10, 2008.