Thursday, March 28, 2013

Today I received prayer requests for two people that were hospitalized with infirmities that appeared without warning. In the news I saw an entire country have resources locked down in their savings institutions. Every day we face challenges, and many without warning. When I consider all that life has to offer, I am overwhelmed by the knowledge that in every moment, good and not so good, I have a very solid source to lean upon, to count on for help, and to trust. Jesus.

As I look at my life, I cannot help but wonder at Him giving up his so young for mine. He had the ability to make people feel comforted, to heal, to feed the masses, and yet He chose to lay down that future that I might have one. I say thank you to the person in the check out lane for the correct change, to the person that opens the door for me as I walk into the restaurant, to a friend helping with a concern I have in a phone conversation – how do I thank God for giving up so rich a life that I might have a shot at living?

Prayer
The only words I have seem so frail – thank you Father God, for Your Son’s death and resurrection. I don’t fully get why You would do this, but I will spend my life saying thank you and trying to do something with the life you have given me. Amen.