“Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. Matthew 26:52a (NLT) “Put Away Your Sword, Patricia!” Those were the exact words I heard at 5:30 in the morning. I was lying in bed, talking to the Father. Like the impertinent friend of Luke 11, I was bringing my heart’s desire before the Throne again, together with a list of perfectly reasonable explanations as to why God should make it happen. NOW. As I lay there, shocked and half asleep, the meaning of the reprimand became Continue Reading