We had a terrible thunderstorm move through the gulf coast last week. The sky turned dark, rain poured and the thunder and lightening shook the house. My Chipper, a 14 year old Golden Retriever, panics in storms. He huddles next to my legs and shakes uncontrollably in fear. So, I sat on the floor next to him through the storm, petting and comforting him. I realized as I was holding him close that when he needs me like this to protect and comfort him is when I love him the most.
I thought then that must be how God feels about us, His children. When we're afraid and panicked and shaking because things are out of control and He can protect us and comfort us and assure us that we are not alone is when He must love us the most.
Yesterday, my perfect Mother's Day started with Church with my family. The message in words and music was given by Sandra Dee, an amazing singer, an amazing Mother and an amazing woman of God. At the end of the service she offered to pray with any woman wanting prayer. Let me just say here that her husband, Charlie Mahone, who is a cancer survivor himself, delivered part of the message directed to the men on how to honor the women in their lives and then prayed with them. Just so you know.... the guys weren't left out. There was a line of God's children for prayer, hurting, ailing, frightened for one reason or another, needing God's loving comfort. How happy He must have been to have used Sandra to share that special love and comfort with us. Thank You Lord. Thank you, Sandra.
"...the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
To learn more about Sandra and Charlie's ministry, you can follow them at www.championsforGod.com .
Things are going well with friend Lisa as she continues with preparations for harvesting her stem cells for a transplant. www.healinglisafromheaven.blogspot.com . Bella is resting comfortably and not in any pain. Mom is still praying for a miracle from God as are we. www.prayforbella.com . Bryce is still swollen and running low grade fever from the chemo this weekend so prayers that the symptoms get easier. www.facebook.com/prayingforbryce . I haven't received an update on Sadie since last week when they were praying for her blood count to come up for chemo but please keep her in your prayers today also. www.facebook.com/sparkleonsadie .
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
Thank You so much for the gorgeous weekend and the special time it provided with our loving families. Thank You for the blessed services on Sunday that we were privileged and free to attend. Lord, we thank You for the amazing Mothers of Bella and Bryce and Sadie as they love and comfort and support their young children through this tough journey. I know that You are giving special love and comfort to these three Moms and the many others out there that are care givers to warriors fighting cancer.
Lord, we just love you so much. You are our everything. We praise and honor You today with our love, our thoughts, our prayers and our actions.
Thank You for always being there for us.
These things we pray in the name of Jesus Christ, the name above cancer, the name above pain, the name above all names.
Amen
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