An excerpt from Pastor Richard’s prayer on periscope on New Year’s Eve. Happy New Year! Everything is going beautifully for our family, and we pray that everything is going beautifully for yours. My heart cries out in joy for what the Lord is doing! Here we are in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Wow!Continue reading “Praying for 2018”
Author Archives: Gazowsky
The Greatest Gift Is His Presence
Sometimes I’m amazed to discover how precious and great a gift is when it costs absolutely nothing. By this I am referring to my family’s presence. Today I heard the soft voice of my wife, Sandy, caressing my heart with her kindness. Then Rocki and Misty came into the living room where we were staying,Continue reading “The Greatest Gift Is His Presence”
Preparing For Christmas
As our family is traveling through the great cities of Europe, we can’t help but noticing the wonderfully overwhelming celebration of Christmas! This celebration is so complete; there are decorations literally on everything from the biggest shopping mall to the smallest mom and pop store. At the same time, it makes strong declarations to theContinue reading “Preparing For Christmas”
Cartoon Foxes On Her Nylons
The woman: “Then you must protect me from the foxes, Foxes on the prowl, Foxes who would like nothing better Than to get into our flowering garden” Song of Songs 2:15 To all of us, who have been called to the mission of intercession during these troubling times, the Lord has made it very clearContinue reading “Cartoon Foxes On Her Nylons”
“Swedish Prayer Adventure”
The Gazowsky family, from San Francisco, California, has been called by the Lord to pray, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” In obedience to this word, they have been led by the wind of the Spirit. They have linked up with other intercessors by the smart phone app “Periscope,” andContinue reading ““Swedish Prayer Adventure””
“Your Smile Brushes The Clouds Away So I Can See The Morning Sun.”
God’s smile in the morning is the warm hug of His presence setting everything in order. At this beautiful starting point everything looks like a grand adventure. To enjoy the excitement of the day we must learn how to think God’s way. Below are a few hints. Waiting on God is experiencing the joy ofContinue reading ““Your Smile Brushes The Clouds Away So I Can See The Morning Sun.””
“The Value Of A Thought”
A thought can be nothing more than a breath of wind from the Spirit of God. But this slight gentle wind can blow and turn a person’s life and career completely around ~ and make them rich in the wonder that life has to offer! Just think of the first chapter of Genesis, when theContinue reading ““The Value Of A Thought””
Threading the Needle of Faith
My sweet darling wife Sandy is working on a cross stitch, using different pleasantly-colored thread, to create an intricate picture of a home for the celebration of Christmas. Our family is in the prayer pod (our van) going from city to city praying for America. I’ve noticed that sometimes the needlework becomes very tedious forContinue reading “Threading the Needle of Faith”
Perfect Peace
It’s amazing when you see what discoveries and innovations can come to your mind during periods of peace in the midst of troubling storms. The ways of God are very unique and lofty when He exposes them to us. Yet, the more I understand His gentle ways of speaking to us, the more I realizeContinue reading “Perfect Peace”
Clean-Hearted Innocence
When an entire nation experiences being “born again” it is called a Renaissance. “Born again” so aptly applies because it refers to the re-institution of pure innocence. I have witnessed this phenomenon in my own adult life. The ability to approach certain things with an honest child-like innocence in my mind is probably the mostContinue reading “Clean-Hearted Innocence”