From the heart

It was encouraging to hear Resonator's testimonies on Friday night, and it's reminded me about a critical aspect regarding our relationship with God. This aspect being to share what's on our hearts with Him through prayer.

Yes, God already knows what's on our hearts, even before we open our mouths to pray. At the same time, I view prayer as more of a spiritual exercise for our lives, rather than something God "needs" from us. He definitely wants to hear from us. Sometimes, I have to keep reminding myself of this.

Nonno and Nonna

I'm really happy that my grandparents live in Scarborough. (My mother's parents.) That makes it easy to visit them.

My mom and I have been making weekly visits to my grandparents' house every Saturday night for the last little while. They've developed an astounding desire for hockey, and look forward to watching the Maple Leafs every Saturday night. It's so fun watching the game with them, and listening to their "half-English, half-Italian" commentary!

But hockey is not the only reason for visiting, of course. My grandparents are quite old, and I want to spend as much time as I can with them, because I don't know when God will decide to call them home. They are saved, and I'm really thankful for that. Both are warriors when it comes to faith and especially prayer. And my grandfather frequently has some sort of Biblical inspiration to share whenever we start talking about life, in general. It's very cool.

Have a great week, my friends.
ALL OF YOU - stay awesome, and be blessed!