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I saw this last night and LOVED it. I love the way it’s shot and I love the question. Thought it would be a great “all skate” for us here at Without Wax.
No more lurking.
Just one question.
By the end of today what would you wish to happen?
Spill it.
For some relief to come to Haiti
Good one Heidi!
Definitely…also would love some help for all the orphans in haiti
Relief for Haiti. And no more aftershocks.
Hey guys, this is ben the director of this video, little late to the party but I wanted to give you guys a heads up on a new video we did called “Dear Haiti, A Love Note”….
http://vimeo.com/channels/deltree#9385869
That the sun would go down on a world at peace.
.-= Sharkbait´s last blog ..I’m not like you. =-.
I’m with Heidi. I wish some peace and relief would come to Haiti.
.-= Lindsey Nobles´s last blog ..Help Me Be Hip =-.
That today will be a better day than yesterday, for everyone on the planet.
.-= Sarah´s last blog ..Happily Ever Anyway =-.
Reading the first few comments made me realize that (once again) I want to be in control rather than letting God be in charge. The first comments focus on things only God can accomplish, while my first thoughts were on things that I could accomplish before the end of the day. Guess I need to back up and focus on Who is really in charge!
I do have a friend whose bone marrow is being tested today to determine if cancer cells remain after chemo…so I am praying that the test results this evening show that he is clear of cancer.
.-= pendy´s last blog ..Haiti =-.
I’ll join you in praying Pendy.
That I can say that I let God be in control today.
I totally agree with this.
.-= Kevin´s last blog ..KevinSwitzer: @breannaemmitt Haha! That’s adorable. He loves the camera! =-.
Sorry… didn’t mean for it to add that last blog thing.
.-= Kevin´s last blog ..KevinSwitzer: @breannaemmitt Haha! That’s adorable. He loves the camera! =-.
That’s exactly what came to my mind too
To find a job
I could go the beauty queen pageant path and say world peace and/or the end of hunger but I guess I will leave that to the pretty people.
I could maybe base my answer on the wish for wealth and say ‘win the lottery’ but I think that answer has been stripped of all its worth.
I could go the scientific route and hope for a cure to cancer and disease but I think I will leave that answer to those much smarter than me.
In the end, I think I must turn to an old stand by in the arena of religion, but maybe I can put a new spin on an old query….
I would like to see the church let go of her traditions that are born of comfort, safety, and preference and really react to the word of God based on what it say’s instead of what they ‘think’ it says or what they ‘want’ it to say. I am just as guilty as the next person… so this is a wish for me as well.
.-= Tony York´s last blog ..Jim-N-Caspar Central Ohio Style =-.
Selfishly, to feel fully assured that God’s plan for me really is one with which I will be happy. Yes… still dealing with trust issues…
Other than that, I wish that the people of Haiti can rest tonight in comfort knowing that there will be no more aftershocks. They have enough on their plates dealing with everything else.
That every man, woman, and child had enough.( Enough of whatever they need.) That would be a good start in my mind.
That students who don’t know Jesus would meet Him tonight.
.-= Jay´s last blog ..But I Don’t Want To… =-.
Wow!
I wish that my Mimi wouldn’t have cancer any more and would suddenly be the grandmother that I remember.
I also wish that my friends would make some real progress in bringing the orphans from Haiti to safety in the US.
Whatever God wants for today… that’s what I wish.
First I wished that Jesus would have more control in my life…but that is dumb…I’m the one holding that bag. Surrender must come from the release of my own grip…you know.
Then I wished that the world could go to bed loving Him in return for the love He has shown…but that would screw up free will. God loves us enough to let us be…scary and incredible. What a God!
So, I just want Jesus to return. I know that is such a bitter sweet deal considering all that I want to share with others yet. But in the end…that will be the perfect end to any day. Come Jesus…home would feel neat tonight!
For God to reach more of the 3 L’s than the human mind can comprehend – The Lost, the Last and the Least for his kingdom!
That Sweet Sleep’s bedding drive for Haitian orphans will be a grand success: http://www.sweetsleep.org
That my friend, JennyE, would be hired in a new job.
That I would meet my future husband! =D
…for all of us to remember there is starvation, disease, poverty and there are Orphans all over the world, not just in Haiti. And hopefully events as horrible as what happened there can open all of our eyes to this problem, and help as much as we can.
…that everyone would put off their pretenses and dismiss their concerns about looking “Christian” enough and just be completely real.
.-= Jason´s last blog ..31 Days in Proverbs Day 20: Even up =-.
More relief for Haiti and that my brother would find a job
.-= Becky´s last blog ..My word for the year… =-.
That was a great video…. and very thought provoking….
Now, for my answer….
By the end of today…. I hope that God’s favor will shine on both my wife’s photography business, and my design business. We have had no business since January 1, and things are getting tight….
Sorry to hear that Wes. Praying for new business.
Jesus to return then all the pain and tears would be gone!!! We would be dancing down the streets of gold and singing with the angels –
Praising our Father in person!!
oh my that would be awesome!!!
Wahoo!!
ditto, Kim!
.-= Cindy Graves´s last blog ..The Sweet By and By, Sara Evans with Rachel Hauck =-.
I agree with you, Kim…until I think of those I love who have not accepted Christ and then my heart tears a little…ultimately I have to leave that to the work of the Holy Spirit and rejoice in the knowing His return will be perfectly timed
Deb, you said that beautifully.
We long, like Paul, to be with Christ but are willing to tarry longer in order to proclaim Him to a lost world.
Philippians 1:21-25 (New International Version)
21For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; 24but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. 25Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
This was the very piece of scripture that spoke to me when I knew that I was called by God to serve Him and proclaim Him.
For all the Haitian people to know that God LOVES them.
That I would close my eyes tonight knowing that I accomplished something for God today. Selfish, but true.
.-= katdish´s last blog ..What’s in His Name? (by Kelly Langner Sauer) =-.
For all orphans to have a family…
.-= Jennie Waller´s last blog ..Bleh. =-.
My wish would be that by the end of today, that “The Warehouse” youth group would here God’s word, and would respond to his call like never before; that they would take their relationship with Christ more seriously than they ever have. My wish would be that God would use me tonight to deliver His word to them like never before.
…that I could truly detach from extended family issues (at least in my mind)
By the end of today…
…I will forgive someone I have been holding back on forgiving.
Crap. This will be tough/good.
That’s huge Adam.
adam, i love that you didn’t say you wished it would happen…you said that you will.
well done!
Strange….that is my exact hope. I want to be peaceful in the midst of the silence.
i pray that by the end of today, my mom’s pain from her double mastectomy last friday will decrease dramatically! we’re also hoping her two drains may be removed today, giving her even more relief.
Taylor, my mom went through the same thing in August. It will get better and her pain will go away. She went through 3 months of chemo and had a cat scan last week. We find out tomorrow if all of the cancer is gone.
Our moms are so much stronger than we will ever realize! Through her cancer, my mom became someone completely different to me. I saw strength in her that I never saw as a kid. She is my hero!
It is so hard for us to watch them go through this, but they do it because they have to. She is different now on the outside, but on the inside, she will rise above the cancer and her strength will make YOU a stronger person.
If you need someone to talk to my email is Amanda.L.Miller@mnps.org
I’ll be thinking about you!
That no man, woman, or child would go to bed hungry, and that they would all have the opportunity I have had to know Christ, and to grow in that relationship with Him.
Chiché? Maybe. But it’s an honest answer.
Wow..what a simple, yet overwhelming question. On one hand, I could fire off a list of wishes that would make hurting lives and hearts at rest..that would bring smiles to replace tears. But in His providence, God brings us through times of hurt and brokenness..and in those times we see and experience His tender touch like no other time. So, would it be fair to wish health and happiness..? If I could have my husband home from rehab today, and I wouldn’t have to live as a single mother another day, would I wish it..? I don’t think I would..because what would we miss out on? If I could restore Haiti by the end of today, would I..? Could I rob thousands of people of the joy of giving and the reward of serving something bigger than themselves..? I don’t think I could.
So, despite all the potential wishes that could make this world a happy place..my one wish would be: That God’s will be done today.
Wow, Marissa! Thanks for sharing a unique perspective and for jumpstarting part of my brain that needed a good jolt today.
amen.
That I would learn to submit my will to the Lordship of Jesus.
… that the possibility will turn into the job offer.
… that (regardless of a solid job offer) I will trust that God is in control of the job hunt, the financial details, the awkward friendship, the burned out student, the hungry traveler, the wayward pilgrim, and the universe.
… that I will sleep well despite the uncertainties of life.
I love all of the beautiful faces that make up America! I wish that every child could have a home that was filled with love and encouragement! The world could be so different if our kids were surrounded by love and support. It would truly be a game changer!!!
by the end of the day: a job offer from a local church with an opportunity to exhale my gifts and wash the feet of the just and the unjust.
.-= justin´s last blog ..in response to haiti: do nothing =-.
What do I wish to happen by the end of the day….hmmm….there are so many things for so many people that I wish. But,I think that this is the summation of it all… I wish that all of the prayers lifted up today would be answered.
I kind of wish my son would be potty trained by the end of today. Or that my puppy would suddenly turn mellow. Those two things would make my life delightful. HIgh hopes….
By the end of today I wish for…..
All of the family issues that my husband and I have been battling for 10 years to finally be over. I would LOVE for my girls to have a realtionship with their grandparents..GOD IS IN CONTROL OF THAT SITUATION!
I’d like my father to stop drinking.
I’d like to be able to put my trust in God to help me run my finances as opposed to putting my trust in myself, because that obviously hasn’t gone well.
And I’d like for my dog to stop chewing. Period.
heart breaking.
By the end of the day, I will beg the Lord to touch the heart of young people in Netherlands…free from free sex, free from drugs, free from brutality.
I pray God to release His love…and mercy for Young people in Netherlands. No more killing each other, no more shotting each other, their heart will full fill with love n forgiveness!
How I long to see this happend!
But if it is not going to happend today… Tomorrow I will come back again and beggin’ the same thing…until He hears me
Unabashed, unequivocal, uncondition LOVE for everyone.
I wish that we would learn from events like Haiti, or the realities of our youth at risk, or any of the other injustices in our world, which means to not only treat the symptoms of these problems…
but that we as Christians begin to call on our brothers and sisters and our world leaders to begin to address the cause of these problems.
To break cycles of extreme poverty, cycles of abuse, cycles which cause the symptoms our governments spend millions on each and every year, yet never address the real problems.
That is my wish…
.-= RevNick´s last blog ..Sermon – January 17, 2009 =-.
wisdom? or inherit the rights to a almond farm. it’s a draw.
That we would be able to adopt a child that we’ve been waiting so long for.
.-= Emily Doss´s last blog ..My Two Favorite Adoption Blogs =-.
Well I already had one great thing happen that I was hoping about today….I found out I going to have a niece in June!
Beautiful Hope.
I wish all women would understand that Beauty is always from within. Outer Beauty fades but the Beauty of our hearts always shines. No more plastic surgery…no more altering our looks…just letting our true beauty shine…our Hearts!
That everyone would accept, with love, the differences of all. Be it, race, disabilities, sexual orientation or political beliefs…even if, for only 24 hours, so that we could all see what that love would really be like.
There I delurked. Now back to lurking status.
That Today was better than yesterday; and not nearly as great as tomorrow can be and that I am living each day as God has planned for me.
and also peace, relief, and love to people of Haiti!
Ditto Brittany! thanks for giving my thoughts and feelings words…
That I would know what my next step in ministry is supposed to be before my well is completely dry.
Prayed for you, brother. That’s a tough place to be.
Thanks Tony.
I’ll be selfish and ask for myself – I wish that by the end of the day, my husband recommits himself to our 24 years of marriage and to staying raising our children together.
Melissa, that is not a selfish prayer. Our marriages impact more than just ourselves… that is why they are so important. Just prayed for you.
Thanks! He is meeting with our pastor right now – so keep praying!
Prayed for your family. Let it be so. Amen.
praying for you now!
praying for you.
Prayed for your marriage.
Praying for you.
Praying for your marriage
That I would be fully present for today. Not stressing over things I can’t change or worrying about tomorrow. That I would love the people in my life RIGHT NOW.
These are awesome wishes/prayers/intentions. I’m right there with you…
All the things I am thinking of, My grandpa to be healed, Haiti, and all the rest of the world to find peace and healing. For me to find peace with all the struggles in my life. It all comes down to giving control to God. So i guess that is the only thing I can wish to happen every day
By the end of today, I hope to have done what my station in life needs me to do, with grace and poise.
Everything falls in place within our world, including what we veiw(judge) as horrible, sad or bad. I hope I build on the trust I have, each day.
For my friends and family to be healed of past pains and hurts so they can live life to the fullest of what God has for them and be free of bondage.
By the end of the day, I’d want to say I did all I could to bring glory to God and gave it my all.
Some friends from church, whom doctors had declared unable to have children, miraculously got pregnant after 5 years and on Sunday delivered their daughter 2 weeks early. There are serious complications for mom and child and both remain in critical condition at separate hospitals.
I wish that God would heal both of their bodies, restore them to the husband/father, grant him peace and rest and allow them to enjoy their new family life.
I wish that the suffering people of Haiti would be shown the love of Christ in the form of food, clothing, shelter and love.
I wish that my will would be captured by God and molded into what He wants it to be.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus.
Wow! Thank you. I wish my will would be captured by God and molded into what He wants it to be too!
Jeremy,
17 years ago, on this night, I sat beside my wife’s hospital bed as she fought to keep from going into labor with our first daughter. My wife was only 24 weeks along in the pregnancy and we had learned that our daughter to be had spina bifida with complications of hydrocephalus.
We were both scared kids.
That was a Wednesday night and it was just a few days later that our daughter, Lauren, would make her appearance into this world at a whopping 1 pound 8 ounces. She was taken to a Children’s hospital where she would have her first surgery at just hours old while my wife stayed in a different hospital fighting an infection.
Back then I didn’t see God at work…. looking back, His hands were wrapped around all three of us. Psalm 139 is alive for me because of those moments in January of 1993.
My prayers are with this family.
“God let your fingerprints be apparent on each one of them.”
That my heart will be softened toward the church……….
Just prayed for you Susan.
That was a really cool video – a good reminder that everyone has a story.
By the end of the day, what do I wish would happen?
Knee-jerk response: My husband and I would have clarity about what to do next.
After thinking about it: That God’s will would be done on earth as it is in heaven.
I hope it’s the day Jesus decides to come back!
That our children’s pastor and friend Adam Kisler and friend PD Crow would be able to leave Florida to Haiti (the flights have been canceled the past 2 days) so they can be Jesus with skin on to the hurting Haitian people. So thru them, Jesus will be lifted up, good will be done and lives will be changed for the the Kingdom of Heaven!
For my grandparents to surrender to Christ
I decided not to read the comments first because I keep thinking…hey that’s a good idea. Those on the street didn’t get a chance to hear others ideas to help them along. I like the guy who said he wasn’t going to give the Miss American answer (World Peace) but he wanted the violence to end and the guy that just wanted his son back. They knew the answer to this question.
Then there is the standard Christian answer…that all would be saved.
But I would wish at the end of the day that my husband would find peace…in Christ…in himself…in his job…in us..that the depression and the negativity would be gone…that love would return.
I love that you want that for him!
I wish one more person would accept Jesus as their savior.
love it!
I wish by the end of today that I could be caught up and organized. (“Caught up” as in to be with Jesus wouldn’t be a bad thing either!)
i started reading through comments and realized that they were going to change the first thing that popped into my head.
so, here goes…by the end of today i would LOVE complete healing for my family. physically, emotionally and spiritually. it brings me to tears to even think about it.
That my sons, 17 and 20 years old would come back to their faith and walk with Jesus the rest of their lives!
Just prayed for both of them
Yes, I wish that I would bring someone – or how ’bout a million someones – closer to the love of Christ.
This is a wonderful video. Thanks for posting it.
-Marshall Jones Jr.
I thought their answers were very telling of all of us. We can’t think of anything. Then we give a general and quite broad answer (World Peace or Everyone to be happy) or a narrow view answer (I want everything I need to do today to be finished magically.)
My first thoughts were:
“All my papers to be graded and my to-do list finished.”
and
“Haiti to be healed.”
See what I mean? Narrow view and too general or broad.
Thinking a little deeper now, though.
I would like to move closer to family, but haven’t made any definite decisions yet…so some clarity would be good. I heard a Mother Theresa quote a few weeks ago. “Pray for courage. Not clarity.” That’s HARD.
For all those trying to get to Haiti with aid, to be able to arrive and for others to respond to the call to give and to pray.
I’ve been slapped in the face with some hard facts about myself lately. I’d like to come to grips with those, face them, change them and others to realize the change.
That’s a lot for one day!
Sorry for the REALLY long reply!
That as the congregation I lead starts reading the whole New Testament in 30 days that God would do a powerful work in their lives that would change this community for Christ forever.
I can guarantee you that if they will He will.
that walt ratterman would be rescued alive from the rubble of the hotel montana in haiti
I wish I could permanently release the need to KNOW… how the day, the week, the year, and the overarching story of my life ends. I would like to be present in the now in every breath I draw and trust He knows so I don’t have to!
My Children go to bed happy.
That I would wait on Him and not worry about uncertainties, no matter how hard they may be.
All the babies in the world be adopted…(ill take 5)
That I could be sent out as a missionary…
That Jesus would come…
I didnt have to pick just one right
I’ll let you borrow 3
To have a job.
Same as I’ve cried, pleaded, longed, and wished for the past 8 months: healing and restoration…in God’s timing.
It’s the last three words that make it tougher.
Those three words are tough!!!
For people to donate a TON of supplies here in the Huntsville area for haiti so G.O Ministries can take a big load down.
Pete,
You and I have never met! I came across your blog one day beacuse a blog I do read, is a follower of you. Ever since that day I have read every post! Love what you do in the blog world, planting seeds.
to answer the question…. My wish is that all 76 people that commented before me would get their wish! That god would grant all of those prayers for the orphans, the hurting, the hungry, the lost, the job less, the families, and the problems. I decided to use my wish for them because my life may not be perfect or exactly how I want it to be, but I know God, and thats enough for tonight!
Very cool of you Britt!
Right now…my heart is all over Haiti. “Lord, may they see and feel hope and come to know You through this tragedy. May we ALL be changed by it.”
By the end of today I wish that I had the courage to tell someone that I might have cancer. I’m too afraid to find out.
Praying for you, Sarah! Right now!
Lord, please grant Sarah your all encompassing peace. Please surround her with a supportive community, whether that is family or friends or co-workers, that can walk through this with her. Please help her to know Your name and Your peace and provide her with enough trust to cling to both.
In Christ’s name I pray, Amen.
Oh my, praying for you Sarah.
That the Hope that only Jesus can bring would shine brightly in Haiti and that the Media would bring it to the rest of the world.
That Christians…to include me…would major on majors and minor on minors…
For those who do not know our God; would look up and see Him standing there with His hand held out ready to bring them into Him and guide them into the persons they were designed to
That peace and hope would help me get through the negative bumps in my life.
By the end of today… I wish that everyone would actually love their neighbors as themselves.
I’m with you Daniel.
I wish by the end of today that I would not feel quite so lost. I’m entering month 12 of unemployment and I’m just not sure what He’s doing and where He’s leading.
Just prayed for you
That every human would really know, feel, digest and experience the love of Christ.
I’ll respond before reading the other comments so that I’m not influenced by the ideas of others.
By the end of the day, I want to know that I’ve taken advantage of the opportunities God has given me to brag on Him and to make an eternal difference in the life of at least one other human being.
Praying for you Sarah.. May Christ give you the courage to face whatever it is. And, please, take your closest loved one along and go see a doctor.. You can do it! xo
That I’d make God smile.
P.S. I think one of the most powerful answers was “To get my son back” – The pain was evident in the man’s face.
That I would be 1 step closer to bringing a friend “closer” to God through Jesus Christ.
That human trafficking and slavery would come to an end. Forever.
My brother and I grew up in a crazy little racist oppressive town during a crazy time and it took something out of us to survive there. It took our trust, power, creativity, passion, energy, self-worth, etc…and I want all of it back. That’s my wish…my prayer…for the end of the day.
Saying a prayer for that right now Natasha.
Selfishly? That I could reasonably afford to move closer to family and friends.
Unselfishly… that my friend’s husband would be allowed to enter Canada so they can be a family again.
Wow. My mind goes in a million different directions as to the answer to this question. I loved many of the responses by everyone on here. Wish I could put my words into writing like some of you.
If I had to pick one for today, my wish would be that my husband would come to know Jesus by the end of today. Although, I know it is all in God’s timing so wishing won’t do much for me, will it?
What about you Pete? I don’t think I saw your answer and I’m sure you have some amazing answer.
I’ll pray with you for your husband. And I’ll pray for you – that your husband sees you reflecting Jesus more clearly every day in the mirror of your life.
Blessings and peace, Tatum.
That my friends that I’ve been praying for for years would get saved!
Simple – That Jesus would return and take us all home. Lord, come quickly.
By the end of the day I wish my friend calls me after 7 years that she’s back with Jesus. She was before but in a way she got lost and ended up in occultism. My heart is still hurting.
And that my brother who has turned down God after my other brother and parents died he will call me and say He found Jesus.
And that I can finish my study and find a job.
And my neighbour who had bad experience with christians in the past will see that Jesus is different.
I find out I have a lot of wishes. Better stop here and starting praying.
I wish you all a good day no matter what happens He is worth to be praised.
I wish everyone
oops … posted to soon.
I wish everyone could love themselves in the way God does – so they can love their neighbors the same way, as Jesus said we should.
I would love for my son to grasp the love Jesus has for him and for our relationship to be restored.
By the end of the day I wish I would know how to handle the discontentment in my marriage and I would know how to handle being married to someone who is not a Christian. I wish I knew the plans God had for me and that I had a clear vision of what I am to do. I wish I knew how to handle the anger and other emotions I feel. I wish I knew how to handle the disappointment and anger I feel with myself for allowing myself to say yes to a man I knew wasn’t right for me….
My wish: For God’s will to be done whether it’s what I agree with or not.
The beginning of this video was interesting to me…the faces of each individual with no words. It was like you could feel thier emotions just by the facial expressions. Sad, confident, happy, worried, lonely, depressed, jovial, secure, etc. The question was simple and the answers ranged from ending violence in N.O. to more sex. I suppose there is no wrong answer yet the answer definitely pinpoints where your priorities lie. Very interesting…I wonder what my answer would have been had I been put on the spot in front of a camera?
For restoration of a friendship that I miss terribly!
That my lunch buddy and his siblings go to bed with hugs, kisses, full bellies and get a great nights sleep!
Late to the party on this one but as you said no lurking.
I wish me and my wife could find and love God again.
.-= Chris´s last blog ..Interesting self censorship. =-.