Prayer for grandmothers

Father, it is the Lord.

John said those words when he saw Jesus on the shore. The disciples had been fishing all night. Then Jesus was there with breakfast waiting. They knew it was Him.

I know You the same way. Not by big signs. By the quiet things.

By the verse that lands just right in the morning. By the phone call that comes at the right time. By the small steady mercies of an ordinary day.

The shore in my life is the kitchen. You are here the way You were on Galilee that morning, with breakfast ready and a quiet welcome for tired people.

Let me say John's three words today when I see You. Not loudly. Just under my breath.

The doctor was kind, and it was the Lord. The right word came on the phone, and it was the Lord. The morning reading surprised me, and it was the Lord.

Let me see You. Let me be glad. Let me say so.

Amen.