Last week I saw God work corporately. A while back a colleague and friend asked me
to paint a bible verse on her office wall.
Of course, I said, "Of course!" She wasn't sure what verse to do though. So I waited.
She had a lot of other things on her mind and I'm sure it wasn't a top
priority for her. So I waited.
A month or two ago, Isaiah 41:10 came up for me and I
thought of her wall. It came up again
over a week ago and I mentioned it to her.
When she heard that it had come up twice for me for her, she agreed that
was the verse to do.
It just so happened that last Thursday I had a very light
counseling schedule and she was out of the office to tend for her son who was
receiving migraine treatment in the hospital.
So it presented as the perfect day to do the job. Sherie helped by emptying the desk and
helping me move it. I painted the verse
and we put it all back together again.
I was going to surprise her with the job done
when she returned to work on Monday but Sherie said I should send her a pic
because she might appreciate it on this day in the hospital. So I did. 
Boy did it hit home!
The time at the hospital had been so frustrating due to horrible
planning by the doctor and reading that particular verse was comforting to her.
I call this a corporate effort by God because I believe He
gave the verse to me to use. However,
after that I just focused on the art of it.
I lost sight of the meaning. I
don't know if Sherie's suggestion came from knowing that the actual verse would
be comforting or if she just thought Cecily would like to see the finished
product. I'm not sure it matters. What
does matter is that Cecily ultimately was comforted by God's word delivered to
her in a way that only God can orchestrate.
That, in my book, is pretty cool.
