God sends help in so many ways. Sometimes it is immediate, as in a gift that aids the family through economic hardship. Sometimes it is finding a quiet community of Christians and Friends right under our feet, who sustain us in other ways, through their love, presence and faithf. We have had both blessings lately, and the Lord has heard our prayers and acted on them. We await, in time, answers to other prayers, about housing, employment and health. We pray for reconciliation in our families. I pray always “Maranatha!’ “Lord, come to us.”

It is our best and most important prayer. Lord, come. We wait for you. We are hard at work in the vineyard, and we see the setting sun, and we wait for you to call us from our labours and lead us to a place of rest and plenty. Lord Jesus, come to us!