Close the Door
How many times growing up did you hear that phrase? "Close the door!" If it involved a screen door it might be, "don't slam the door". In the early hours of Saturday morning I woke up praying. Has that ever happened to you? I've had it happen a few times--and it always involved a dream where prayer, urgent prayer was needed-immediately. It was 2:04 AM. When I woke, I was actually praying in the Spirit and the need was critical. I'll explain in a minute. I got up and came to the living room--knowing there was someone I needed to pray for but didn't know who. On my knees I called out to our Father in Heaven. I don't always kneel--sometimes I sit--but this feeling that I had--I felt I needed to kneel--like we did as grandchildren growing up when we stayed summers with Mama and Paw-Paw. On my knees it's easier to block out other things. I don't remember how long I prayed--but when I finished I took my notebook and began writing