Desires of Our Hearts

Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

On my flight to Alaska to spend a week with Jack, I was looking out the window of the very crowded plane, trying to focus on something other than how uncomfortable I had been the last five-and-a-half hours of my third segment of my flight. As we got closer to the ground, there were spaces in the clouds and I could see some tiny shapes on the ground dotted among the green (trees and grass) and the blue (water) patches.

I asked God, "Is this what You see? Tiny houses and roads far far below when the clouds part enough? Or do You see our faces?"

A few days later the answer was confirmed. Through circumstances that could only be described as "God was in it," Jack and I found ourselves in the heated cabin of a 30 ft chartered yacht cruising through the Port of Valdez to Prince William Sound with Captain Jerry giving us a private tour. As we passed the incredible snow-capped mountains that rose directly out of the water, the stunning waterfalls cascading into the sea, the sea lions and sea otters and the Columbia Glacier icebergs floating around our boat, our hearts were filled with gratitude for God's incredible creation and for allowing us to serve at a church in Alaska. We were laughing and smiling as we enjoyed one of the desires of our heart.

I know He saw our faces.