What a wonderful God we have—he is the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the source of every mercy, and the one who so wonderfully
comforts and strengthens us in our hardships and trials. And why does he do
this? So that when others are troubled, needing our sympathy and encouragement,
we can pass on to them this same help and comfort God has given us. 2
Corinthians 1:3-4 Living Bible
Lent started this week and so
I wanted to blog about a central theme for the next six weeks. The last days of
Jesus’s life on this earth, His parables, or something even more witty than
usual. God once again had other plans.
I had a lousy week at work,
capped off by learning Thursday morning that one of my patient’s had just died.
I went and visited his wife on Friday afternoon. She has no relatives and no
close friends, so I am going to stop and see her again today. She is in need of
so much – food, money, companionship – and I am left wondering how I can
provide all of these things.
When I opened up the
Biblegateway website as I started thinking about what to blog about today, the
verse above is what came up. Because of course God knows what I need when I
need it the most. And He knows what this newly-widowed woman needs too. I can
give her a lot of things, but the one thing I need most to give her is to know
that the things of this earth will fade away but that the love of Jesus Christ
will be with us into eternity.
Lord, God Heavenly Father, be with all who grieve.
Remind them that someday all believers will be together again, that this life is
temporary. Strengthen them and hold them in the palm of Your hand. Amen
No comments:
Post a Comment