Hey Family and Friends -
WOW! What a couple of weeks we’ve had. It’s been a roller coaster experience – emotional expression on every level. I wanted to share something I’ve read many times and found it comforting today. Though the entire chapter of Psalm 103 is a graphic picture of the Redemptive power of God for our lives, verse 13-17 stuck out to me today....
“The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. 14 – For He understands how weak we are; he knows we are only dust. 15 – Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. 16 – The wind blows, and we are gone-as though we had never been here. 17 - But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear Him.
I found myself taking this passage to heart with Papa’s news of his illness. Not just realizing the frailty of his situation but for myself Honestly – I was having a hard time staying here in Oklahoma while his children are punished for trying to help. However, this reading seemed to bring a peace – “God understands, He knows how weak we are”. That’s hard to remember when you’re walking thru a mine field of emotions. His love continues even when we forget ourselves and fall prey to the winds of life blowing us around. What amazing grace He shows...
I’m glad that Papa is getting help with this disease. It will be a journey for sure – but let’s all encourage one another in the fact that God knows!
See ya -
2 comments:
Wonderful inspiration, Mark. Thank you so much for the encouraging words. I think FRAIL is definitely a "right on" word to describe the situation. It would have definitely helped my feelings immensely if we could have all just packed up and went to the "farm" and just sit there, if nothing else, or pace, or anything else to show that we really were affected by the emotions of it all. Great writing! Thanks a bunch!!
What food for our souls is the precious word of God! I am grateful that we eat it, lean on it, stand on it, pray it, be sustained by it. That is the most blessed thing children can do for their parents, earthly or heavenly! I love you, each of you.
Linda
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