God's World Wide Web

Father,

Of all the things that catch me off guard
As I seek to understand all the gifts
Of my Asian experiences
It's the way You've pulled together these two pastors' hearts

How could it be,
This bond?
Why so tight and delighted
Energizing and respectful
Kingdom-affecting,
When we live on other sides of the planet,
Exist in two completely different cultures
Can barely eat each others' food
Don't even speak the same language?

Statistically speaking
Every odd was against such a connection
But You made it happen
You did
And You keep arranging for its deepening
You do

And now here I am
With my brother
Eating, resting, worshiping, doing little bits of life
Laughing and making jokes
Comparing favourite worship songs
Reading favourite Scriptures together in each other's languages
Partnering to raise up 15 otherwise orphans
Knowing and being known
Loving and being loved

Your web of connectedness
World wide
World shaking