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My cheeks were streaked with tears. I had no concept of how long I had been sitting there, crying out to the lord. "PLEASE REVEAL YOURSELF TO ME. I NEED TO FEEL YOU NEAR. I NEED EVIDENCE OF YOUR PRESCENCE" The pine trees rustled gently overhead, moved by an unseen breeze. How I longed for a visible sign, a rustling of his prescence, a soft breeze of the Holy Spirit. "PLEASE LORD, JUST A SPECIAL LITTLE LIGHT UP IN THE DARK PINES THEN I WILL KNOW THAT YOU ARE HERE AND THAT YOU CARE." Darkness prevailed. The lake lapped quietly against a piece of coral rock. I felt someone approach, lovingly, my other son placed a jacket around my shoulders and then quietly slipped away. Soon, one by one, the house lights went out, and the darkness intensified. I was surrounded by quiet dark and I felt so alone. Finally, cold and discouraged. I uncurled myself from the bench and giving a last longing look over my shoulders up into the pines I climbed the hill and crawled into bed. Morning arrived all too soon. I was emotionally exhausted. I stumbled into the kitchen going through the motions of fixing breakfast and getting the children off to school. With a heavy heart I began to straighten the house once again asking the Lord to reveal himself. I was beginning to make the bed, when the phone rang, I heard the familiar voice of a friend say, " I just wanted you to know I Love you and am praying for you." A few minutes later, the phone rang again, " I just wanted to let you know that you have been on my mind lately, Are you alright?" The caller assured me of her love and prayers. All during the day, in phone call after phone call, loving friends offered love, concern and support. That evening, 2 friends called to say they were coming over to pray with us. Suddenly I realized the lord had revealed Himself to me.....again and again.......all day long.....lovingly and tenderly. I was looking for a light in my darkness and He sent more than one. I asked Him to reveal Himself and His love to me in a special way. And He did. Not through night whispers, mysterious rustlings, or glimmers in the treetops, but in a way that I could feel. Through His people. HUMBLY I BOWED MY HEAD, THANK YOU LORD. "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2). --Submitted by TJH! 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