Mercy Monday

Many of you continue to pray for us on each "Mercy Monday", which for those in the US actually starts on Sunday night.  For those who do pray, I wanted to ask for a bit of special prayer for us this week.  It's been several weeks since we've really made any progress.  I really would love to see something happen... anything.  Tomorrow I hope to meet with someone about our case.  Pray for that meeting to take place and for this person to feel compassion for us.  And with Easter this coming week, pray for my family.  It is very hard to be apart, and it's always more difficult during a holiday.  I'm having a hard time being away for this, so please help me to get through this week with the right attitude and for my mind to be focused on the reason we celebrate, and not my own troubles.

An interesting passage of scripture I heard this morning at church:
2 Corinithians 1:8b-11 "We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.  Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death.  But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.  He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us.  On him we have set out hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers.  Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many."

Now, I am not saying that we are literally "despaired even of life" or that we feel the "sentence of death", but I do feel under great pressure, a bit of despair, and "sentenced".  But as the verses say, I don't want to rely on myself... I can't really.  Your prayers ARE helping.  And I can't wait for our day of deliverance to see how many will give thanks with us for our answered prayers.