To me, prayer shouldn’t be separate from daily life, but should arise spontaneously from it, inspired by the ordinary sights, sounds and experiences that surround us. That was the raison d’être behind my books Touched By His Hand, Touching Down, Touching the Seasons and Heaven Touching Earth, followed later by Calling Mars and Calling Venus, aimed specifically at men and women respectively. In the following, for example, taken from Touching Down, the inspiration came from the sight of a woman fresh from a makeover.
The makeover
It was remarkable:
a touch of lipstick,
dab of eye-shadow,
new outfit,
change of hairstyle,
and she looked a new person,
unrecognisable from the woman she’d been before.
Lord, it’s different, I know,
but I too am good at putting on appearances,
looking the part,
the face I show to the world
so often concealing the reality beneath.
Help me to change not so much the outside
but deep within –
to become the person you would have me be.
Amen.
Touched