*mark ( a solo performance of the Gospel of Mark.)

I just discovered a prayer of mine from 1994 was answered! 

Tonight we saw George Drance of Magis Theatre Company perform *mark ( a solo performance of the Gospel of Mark.) at the Salvation Army's Theatre 315. It was brilliantly directed by our friend, Luann Purcell Jennings, and marvelously brought to life by George. I've been to Israel three times, and Joyce has been five times. Luann directed George to draw First Century Israel on the entire floor of the theatre in chalk as the play moves along. It was a very simple method of giving us another tour of Israel, this time with Jesus and his disciples!

So now to the miracle: We were told that George was the pastor of Ellen Stewart who ran La MaMa, a downtown theatre space known for its avant-guarde work, not as a haven for Christians. I interviewed Ellen for a paper in grad school, and I told George I was delighted to hear he was her pastor! He indicated it wasn't really an official pastoral role, but I got the idea that he had an ongoing witness to her in some way. My interview was in 1994, and I'm certain that I prayed for her. Two years later George was able to speak into her soul. Glory to God! 

Yesterday Joyce had an epiphany while we were in a small group prayer meeting: Corey ten Boom said life looks like the back of a tapestry. It's messy and certainly not a thing of beauty. It's not until we're with the Lord in the New Jerusalem that we'll see the beauty of what the Lord was weaving together. Joyce observed that sometimes on earth the tapestry is turned over a bit, so we get a glimpse of the work in progress. I feel like that happened for me a bit tonight! Glory to God!

*mark is running through April 29. Don't miss it if you're in the area!

And pray that your prayers from decades ago are answered, too!

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I was performing I Dreamed I Was Free in 1994 for the first time. It tells the story of Quaker abolitionist John Woolman, who spoke against slavery a century before our Civil War.