Being at Peace in Prayer

The other day, I was in the Justice Prayer Room.  As the worship was going on, I felt the increasing sense of God’s presence, even to the point of Jesus standing in front of me.  I had a strong desire to go to the floor, on my face, and worship at His feet.  The sense of awe and reverence were almost palpable.  As I basked in this experience, I suddenly felt something being draped over my back.  Somewhat surprised and slightly distracted from my ”worship experience”, I opened my eyes and turned my head to see……….. a really cute little two year old girl laying over my back, thinking she had found her daddy!  I looked at her and smiled and she looked at me like, “you’re not my daddy!”.  Her mother quickly appeared and started apologizing profusely.  I assured her it was not a problem and then realized I had never lost the sense of being at Jesus’ feet.  I think He was just as amused as I was by the whole thing.  Where in the past this might have been something that distracted and even frustrated me, I now was was filled with joy, amusement and maybe even love for a small child I didn’t even know.  Maybe I’m coming into a greater place of rest and peace in Him as I engage in this life of intercession - it can be very easy to fall in to the trap of taking yourself too seriously in this thing.  So, “suffer the little children to come unto me” as it were.  What better place to learn of God’s big heart of love and longsuffering for us.