Who loves Fridays? I do. I do! Hands raised around the room?
I love Friday because it’s the end of a work week and the beginning of the weekend. When my (three) kids were growing up I would always try to make Friday suppers somewhat celebratory. Fun food fare like wings or a table of finger foods – things we didn’t have ordinarily. I was a working, single mom and anything I could do to lighten things up, I did! But, now, I love Fridays because it’s a chance to congregate with the Five Minute Friday community and speed write or maybe it’s crash write – whatever, it’s an enjoyable challenge and one I look forward to.
Here goes, anything goes really, five minutes of heart-writing…this week’s prompt?
SEND
Then one of the angel-seraphs flew to me. He held a live coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. He touched my mouth with the coal and said,
“Look. This coal has touched your lips.
Gone your guilt,
your sins wiped out.”
And then I heard the voice of the Master:
“Whom shall I send?
Who will go for us?”
I spoke up,
“I’ll go.
Send me!” Isaiah 6.7-8
It was June 1999 and my hubs and I sat in one of the beautiful chapels at Bob Jones University for our friends’ wedding. The works of art adorning the chapel were old, gorgeous, huge framed pieces of Biblical events. The Last Supper. The Ascension. Seven canvases in all and all stunning work by Benjamin West. To my right and above me was the prophet Isaiah with an angel in flight but hovering over Isaiah with a searing coal held to Isaiah’s lips.
Me? Why me? I am not capable of doing THAT.
I can’t go THERE.
What am I supposed to do with THIS?
Send how MUCH?
But the voice of The Master, urges,
If not you, then who?
Like Isaiah, do I bow in humble adoration?
In my weakness? In my frailty? In my afraid? [tweetthis]Like Isaiah, do I bow in humble adoration? In my weakness? In my frailty? In my afraid?[/tweetthis]
YES, Lord.
Send me.
What a beautiful encouragement! I love your use of “send.” I found you at Five Minute Friday- and I’ll be back!
~Catherine
Thanks for the visit, Catherine!
It’s so scary to be sent, isn’t it? It’s so outside of our comfort zones but such a constant knocking on our hearts once we meet our Savior.
It is scary, Anita. Exciting but scary!
Beautiful. I have prayed the same prayers and asked the same questions. Loved this.
Colleen, yes I know you have. I just read your story. xo
Great post! Beautiful!!! Here I Am Lord Send Me” seems to be a common theme for today’s prompt.
It was the first thing that came to mind, Tara!
What a great post, i love this scripture. Visiting from fmf
Thanks for visiting Sara!
I love this! “Here I am. Send me.” Those words are so easy to read, but sometimes hard to say. Yet when we say yes in obedience to God, the end result is always worth the risk.
Lynnae, always worth the risk!
I remember Andrew Womack saying once – he only has messed up people to work with – lol
Great post – hope you are still serving celebratory (great word) food
Debra, I love A.W.!
I love that we both used that verse in Isaiah!!! Great post, my friend!
Great minds, eh? Karrilee?
I love that scripture. I like the physical act of touch before the question–“who will I send” and the resounding answer—“send me!”
Jenny – burn those negatives from my lips, Lord!!!!
Yes.
Thank you for this encouragement!
visiting from Inspire Me Monday linkup
Thank YOU for coming by Donna.
The scariest moments in my life have been when I agreed to go wherever God sent us. The most blessed moments in my life have come because I have gone where I’ve been sent. Not because I’m capable, or worthy or even that I know WHY we’ve been sent – but because God’s plan is always best!
Always and all ways, Carol!
“If not you, then who?”
I have been hearing this so much lately. Coming back from India, I am feeling more and more like this is not my home. Not this country, but this world. And oh, how I long for forever with God, yet, I am also so entrenched in the here and now and wanting to do His work yet getting caught in the chaos of the day to day.
God can send us in so many ways, huh?!
Thanks for linking up at Inspire Me Monday!
So, so true, Angie.