I had several things I wanted to post...

Which should I post first?

I'll go with this one. It came at the tail end of a dream, right in one of those half-wakefulness-half-sleep states; so much of it is truth. Some students had asked me to lead in prayer at an activity, resulting in the following:

LORD God of MOSES - not of the Moses that parted the Red Sea or brought water out of the rock or caused the sun to stand still, but the one who killed the Egyptian slavemaster then ran away to Midian and was fugitive for 40 years. You were HIS GOD even then and showed Yourself to him in ways he needed afterwards when he led the people in the great Exodus. Oh God, when we in our fear and timidity RUN from our responsibilities, ever be tender and faithful to us; show Yourself strong and loving to us that we could not but stick fast to serving YOU as a result!

LORD God of DAVID - not of the one who slew the giant or the king who ruled faithfully for 40 years, but the one who decided to take it easy on a day the kings went out to battle, and he found himself committing a horrible crime, another more heinous one to cover it up. It was the king who began to get proud and wanted to see how populace his kingdom was, the way some ministers might check how many number their congregation/ministries. But when confronted with these incidents, David repented, and he was called a man after God's own heart. Lord, let us see You do not desire perfectly upright walks of us but walks constantly willing to admit and repent; and then we too will be able to say as David did, who followed God's heart, surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever!

LORD God of ELIJAH - not of the prophet who called down fire from heaven, but the one to whom God asked, "What doest thou here, Elijah?" Even strong men used greatly of God get tired, oh God. Let us realize You love and use us as we are anyway. And when we stop serving you or need questions answered, you are never displeased with us, will stop and make sure nothing we have attempted is wasted. Lord, let us not seek for the apparent, attractive, and strong; but know You are a gentle Father Who can still be trusted today to work through a still, small voice. Yes, You are the God before Whom Elijah stood, and You are the God before Whom We stand today.