Did you know that the Bible says that we are living epistles? Our lives are books that people read.

David seemed to think that all our days were written in God’s book before we were even born. He says so in Psalm 139:16.

Not only are we books that people read, but our book is in God’s book. I imagine it contains the stories of every person who’s ever walked the face of the earth.

I used to think my life would be a depressing tragedy. Then it seemed to turn into an adventure when I came up to Alaska. I had great hopes of becoming a real page turner when I thought of becoming a missionary for the rest my life. Then I became a mother- that stage of life where the days are eternal and the years fly by. I never knew I could love so fiercely.

I’ve had a few interesting plot twists in my life, but I’ve come to the conclusion: my section doesn’t have to be a novel in God’s book, I just need a page.

If I were to choose what place I could have in God’s book- I would ask to be a love song. My life is not glamorous. I’m not a superstar. I’m never going to have a platform to rival that of Billy Graham or Beth Moore. I may never get to work alongside the amazing missionaries I so love and admire, but I still have a place in God’s beautiful story… so I want to fill my page with music.

I want to be the love song that God sings over those who don’t even know him yet.

I want to sing the songs that make God smile and remember why he created people in the first place.

I want to live this life with the beauty of contentment. I want to cultivate gratitude and nurture the souls in my care with a gentle tongue. I want to live life so that Heaven invades earth. I want to be an answer to Jesus’ prayer when he said: your Kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. You know, living on earth the way we expect to live in heaven – loving people, practicing generosity, hospitality, kindness… The list could go on.

I want to be a love song to Jesus. This is my prayer today…