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Friday, September 10, 2010

God Is Able
Read Psalm 46
God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.

-Psalm 46:1 (TEV)
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THE doctor's words hit like a punch in the gut: "You have Parkinson's Disease." Of course this was not what I wanted to hear. Nor did I want to be told a few months later that a deadly gene was destroying every organ in my son's body. Within four days he moved from the intensive-care unit to heaven. Months later a beloved aunt was placed in hospice, to be provided only comfort care. The night after my aunt's funeral, my mother suffered a massive brain bleed, and the emergency-room doctors agreed that she could not live without life support. This cluster of losses left me reeling emotionally. Just when I would think I was adjusting, another beloved person would die. This went on for two- and-a-half years.
Recently someone asked, "What's going to hit your family next?" Frankly, I don't want to know. What I do know is that I am clinging to God's power to help me through these days of grief and sorrow. This power is my hope for the future. I am presently weak, but I know that God is strong and is able to carry me through. How do I know? The Bible tells me so. I am supported by God's comforting presence that I experience in loving acts of kindness from God's people.
Janet Huff (Illinois, USA)

Thank you, Lord, for carrying us through life's difficult places. Amen.

When I am weak, God demonstrates strength.

Those grieving multiple losses

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