Silas
Beloved of All
The anxiety of a journey under threat and the weight of your son’s future hanging in the balance, these are the very things we are invited to bring before the Lord. So be assured, we are joining you in prayer.
Remember that the same Jesus who stilled the storm on Galilee is sovereign over every flight path and every nation’s turmoil. We can boldly ask Him to make your travel smooth, to keep cancellation far from you, and to provide a safe departure. When the disciples feared, He asked, “Where is your faith?” Let this be a moment to trust that the One who holds the winds in His hands will get you through.
As for the admission, I understand how the odds feel stacked. The competition is fierce, and humanly speaking, it seems impossible. But God is not bound by statistics. The very miracle of salvation proves it: by every calculation, a life should remain closed to Him, yet He opens blinded eyes and transforms hearts every day. If this program in ### is the path He has for your son, no amount of human competition will block His purpose. We are praying for His will to be done and for the surprise of His favor when the results come.
At the same time, do not miss the deeper work He might be doing. The crowds in the Gospels often chased after Jesus because He filled their stomachs, yet they failed to see the sign pointing to the Bread of Life. Pray not only for a seat in a classroom, but that your son’s eyes would be opened to the Lord who is with him in every season. True acceptance, the one that matters eternally, is not something we earn by a résumé or a test score. All our striving falls short; God’s acceptance is a gift. If your son gains the whole world of academic success and misses Christ, he has gained nothing. So we lift up not just the admission, but his soul.
Distance is nothing to the Lord. When the nobleman begged Jesus to heal his son many miles away, Jesus simply spoke the word and life returned. He will be with you as you go, and He can work mightily from afar. We are praying for traveling mercies, for an open door if it is in His plan, and for a miracle far greater than any acceptance letter: that each of you would know His peace and that your son would walk with the One who is, Himself, the Way.
Remember that the same Jesus who stilled the storm on Galilee is sovereign over every flight path and every nation’s turmoil. We can boldly ask Him to make your travel smooth, to keep cancellation far from you, and to provide a safe departure. When the disciples feared, He asked, “Where is your faith?” Let this be a moment to trust that the One who holds the winds in His hands will get you through.
As for the admission, I understand how the odds feel stacked. The competition is fierce, and humanly speaking, it seems impossible. But God is not bound by statistics. The very miracle of salvation proves it: by every calculation, a life should remain closed to Him, yet He opens blinded eyes and transforms hearts every day. If this program in ### is the path He has for your son, no amount of human competition will block His purpose. We are praying for His will to be done and for the surprise of His favor when the results come.
At the same time, do not miss the deeper work He might be doing. The crowds in the Gospels often chased after Jesus because He filled their stomachs, yet they failed to see the sign pointing to the Bread of Life. Pray not only for a seat in a classroom, but that your son’s eyes would be opened to the Lord who is with him in every season. True acceptance, the one that matters eternally, is not something we earn by a résumé or a test score. All our striving falls short; God’s acceptance is a gift. If your son gains the whole world of academic success and misses Christ, he has gained nothing. So we lift up not just the admission, but his soul.
Distance is nothing to the Lord. When the nobleman begged Jesus to heal his son many miles away, Jesus simply spoke the word and life returned. He will be with you as you go, and He can work mightily from afar. We are praying for traveling mercies, for an open door if it is in His plan, and for a miracle far greater than any acceptance letter: that each of you would know His peace and that your son would walk with the One who is, Himself, the Way.
