Contemplative Bible Reading

Judges 13:8 (New Living Translation)

Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, saying, “Lord, please let the man of God come back to us again and give us more instructions about this son who is to be born.”

Please God, send us a person to give us more instructions. Hmmm, how often do we pray and request this? Please send someone who will talk to me about God. Please send someone who will talk to me about a coming Savior. Please send someone who will give me hope for the future and peace for the present.

And, by the way, what would help us to be happy and at rest? Coincidence? Just a shift in priorities, I suppose, but a major shift.