Saturday, January 26, 2008

The Sun Is Peeking Through The Clouds

What a relief to wake up to actual sunlight coming through the windows this morning. It has been a dreary, rainy and cold week here in our part of Texas. We have not experienced any harsh thunderstorms, just a constant drizzle since last Monday. Our place has become water-logged mush. Even the driveway is soggy. I am sure that all our comings and goings around here do not help the situation at all...but I think we are going to need a few loads of gravel on the driveway as soon as spring arrives.

As dreary as the weather was this week, it was appropriate for my mood. Our family received some shocking news last Monday afternoon that has sent us all to our knees. A family member has received an overwhelming medical report...an 8.9 on the Richter scale, if you will. Over the next three days there were hundreds of telephone calls and emails sent among our close knit family. (We may all need loans to pay those cell phone bills.) It is in these times that I realize how great a distance 500 miles really is. Since this is the World Wide Web and the story is not mine to tell, I am trying to be very discreet. I have not posted much this week because it is hard to write when the thing that consumes your thoughts cannot be disclosed.

Like today's weather, we are hoping for brighter days ahead. We are asking God for the miraculous and trusting Him with our loved one. He has given us seeds of hope and peace through these trying circumstances. His Word has brought us comfort. "Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning." (Psalm 30:5)

And so, I close this morning's post with one of the scriptures that has spoken to me this week. Maybe someone else needs this encouragement today:
"...a righteous man will be remembered forever. He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is secure, he will have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes." Psalm 112:7b-9

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yes. Psalm 112:7b-9