Wednesday, July 20, 2011

hope

Sadness and fear linger under the surface, covered by cheerfulness. Somewhere inside hope and faith also live sometimes hidden by sorrow. As mom fails the thought of really, actually doing without her looms large. How I love this gentle woman, this lady who gave all for her family. How I will miss our mother when I can't talk to her anymore, when I can't see her eyes light up when she sees her children or grandchildren. How sad I will be for dad when he carries on without her.
And yet, when comfort seems elusive it rests, quietly and beautifully in words of scripture and words of encouragement.

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
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  1. AnonymousJuly 22, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    My dear friend,
    My heart hurts for the sadness that you are enduring. Be encouraged that God holds your mom close, and that our names are written on the palms of his hands. He knows your sadness and hears the prayers that go up for your mom and for your family. May you feel his nearness.
    B

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