The Comforter
The ambulance and rescue squad were there when I pulled in the driveway. …
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Hope in Troubling Times
Normally, the changing seasons would invoke joy within me, but the tears flowing from my eyes reminded me of my family’s great loss.
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Ed Chappelle: Jesus Wept
We serve a God who not only understands our sorrows, but He also relates to them as well. We have the assurance that even in death, God is in control. John 11: 38-44 illustrates this perfectly as Lazarus …
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Diane Virginia: Royal Appointment
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. ~Hebrews 13:2 NIV “Excuse me,” I said to the stranger who had leaned his full arm on my shopping cart. I thought about elbowing him, but I refrained. I was dealing with grief. My mother had just died, so I knew my emotions were raw. Our home Bible Study group wanted me to make chicken stew. I was painfully aware I couldn’t phone Mom for advice, and … Continue reading →
Julie Souza Bradley Lilly: Comforted to Comfort
In the days and weeks surrounding his passing, the Lord sent several to minister to me. All of their kindnesses were of comfort, but it was the voices of other widows, my sisters in Christ, that spoke with the greatest volume. Knowing that they had suffered similar grief and loss elevated their voices above others. They had survived what to me felt unsurvivable. I looked to them as a roadmap, as I searched for hope and a way of escape from the unending heartache. …
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