Prayer for June 22: Please pray with me.  God of creation, you come to us in many ways.  We think we have your number and can tell you what to do, but you surprise us over and over again.  I’m not sure why we are surprised.  You don’t answer our questions – often they aren’t even the right questions.  Instead, you offer different questions that cut to the heart of who we are.  Questions like – Why are you afraid?  Ouch.  We don’t want to answer that Lord.  We’d rather not look inward.  The problem must be out there somewhere.  There must be a scapegoat we can blame.  Maybe we can blame a politician, or a pastor, or a business person, or an organization, or a law, or… Yet you keep asking – Why are you afraid? Keep asking us difficult and uncomfortable questions Lord.  Amen.