“Come unto Me, ye weary, and I will give you rest.”
O blessèd voice of Jesus, which comes to hearts oppressed!
It tells of benediction, of pardon, grace and peace,
Of joy that hath no ending, of love which cannot cease.
“Come unto Me, dear children, and I will give you light.”
O loving voice of Jesus, which comes to cheer the night!
Our hearts are filled with sadness, and we had lost our way;
But He hath brought us gladness and songs at break of day.
“Come unto Me, ye fainting, and I will give you life.”
O cheering voice of Jesus, which comes to aid our strife!
The foe is stern and eager, the fight is fierce and long;
But Thou hast made us mighty and stronger than the strong.
“And whosoever cometh I will not cast him out.”
O welcome voice of Jesus, which drives away our doubt,
Which calls us, very sinners, unworthy though we be
Of love so free and boundless, to come, dear Lord, to Thee.
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"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of compassion and 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 have received from God."
A reader writes: "We just found out
that my mother has lung cancer that has spread to her
liver. I know the Lord holds us in his arms, but how
do we find the strength and courage to handle what we
know is coming? I know Mom needs a rest from her pain,
and that the chemo will make her sick, but I'm not
ready to let her go. How do I stop being so selfish?
It's very hard to 'Let go and let God."
I don't think it's selfish to feel the way you do. In
fact, I'd say it's normal. It's always difficult when
loved ones suffer and when there is a possibility of
losing them, and even harder when we do lose them.
Unfortunately, loss is a part of life and all of us
will experience it at some time, and it's never easy.
I don't think there are any easy answers except to
daily commit and trust your life and that of your
loved one to the Lord. Tell God exactly how you feel
(He knows it anyhow), and tell him you choose to trust
him even if you feel you can't. Do this every day or
even more if necessary. In time your feelings will
catch up with your choice to trust God. It is also
very important not to bottle up your feelings of
grief. Tears are a gift from God to help drain the
pain of sorrow and loss. Pray that God will give you a
friend with whom you can cry without being criticized
or told you shouldn't feel that way. Remember that
when Jesus was sad, he wept! We need to do the same.
I'm reminded of a song that Danny Gaither sang so
marvelously before he died of cancer. The words of the
chorus went like this:
Through it all,
Through it all,
I've learned to trust in Jesus,
I've learned to trust in God.
Through it all,
Through it all,
I've learned to depend upon his Word.
It's only through the rough times that we truly learn
to trust in God. And in the end for all who trust God
and have committed their life to him, we will meet
again where there will be no more sickness, sadness,
sorrow or dying, and where God himself will wipe away
every tear. What a glorious day that will be. In the
meantime we also need understanding and caring friends
on whom we can lean.
A special thanks to Brother Stu for his writings.
You may contact him by email to thank him.
Through It All
~Booth Brothers~
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