Holy Smile

Rachel is on our prayer team at Journey Church. Our team meets before the third service and we pray together.

Rachel’s in a wheel chair. She’s intelligent and beautiful but she can’t talk or do things without assistance. She communicates with her eyes to let us know when she is finished praying.

After each person prays, I call on Rachel to pray and we wait. I watch her face to see when she opens and shuts her eyes to let me know she has finished. Today as I watched her it was like the Holy Spirit was allowing me to understand what she was praying and feeling. Her smile was over-powering, chill bumps ran up and down my body as I felt the presence of God and saw Him on her face…it was so beautiful. So, I wrote the following poem. I hope it touches you in a profound way. To know that God can use anyone if we are willing.
She was in an auto accident as a young girl, she has an amazing story. She lives with her mother, Darlene who takes amazing care of her. Please keep them in your prayers.

 Praying in the prayer room

Children of God proclaim

Taking authority, praying in Jesus Name…

Lord, set souls free, bring salvation and victory

As we boldly come into your presence and believe

For healings and deliverance,

We will sing and dance entering heaven’s thrown-room yes, we will take this chance…

To storm the enemies camp and there, we’ll, advance

The Kingdom of heaven…

We can’t see heaven with our natural eyes

But as our flesh-man surrenders; our own will dies…

Holy Spirit and fire, consume us with your desire…

To do, and be, what you’ve called us to be, thank you Jesus, for setting us free…

We are praising the King of kings…Oh, hear your warriors pray…

Come Lord Jesus and have your way…

We’re praying for miracles, in our community today.

Looking at a precious soul, she’s trapped in a body, that isn’t whole

And yet, her smile of pure joy, saturates her soul…

I watch and I’m engulfed in your Holy Presence…

Holy God; shivers running up and done my spine,

Her smile reaching into eternity to touch the heart of God…

I’m undone…

To know and see what you’ve begun…in people’s lives today…

It’s as, if, she had a glance on heaven’s highway, talking with you face to face,

Oh, Father what you did in this room, as your warrior prayed; what mercy, what grace…

Words not spoken verbally, for she cannot…but words from the heart touched your heart…

It shook me at my core…her faith opening heaven’s doors…when she prayed…

A perception I saw, as I watched her face and a smile, I can’t explain…

Heaven’s smile from this young girl’s heart…has lit a fire, a holy spark

Joy, unspeakable, joy, is pouring out from this holy reservoir…my soul soars far beyond this universe…

This was not rehearsed…out of my heart praises burst, as I sense Your Holy Worth…

There is no doubt…Jesus you smiled on her today…

Souls, made new, because of you, Jesus

It was Your smile, reflected in this anointed child…that brought about a brand-new light…

Rachel, smiling with the angels as her spirit took flight, into heavens glorious portals today!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill August 18, 2019

Psalm 126:2 “Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

Numbers 6:25-27 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) May the Lord smile down on you and show you is kindness. May the Lord answer your prayers and give you peace.’