But he said to me,
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses,
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses,
so that Christ's power may rest on me.
2 Cor.12:9
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
Ps.145:8
Sometimes we don’t know what or how to pray; The Great
Unknown
Rolls like a sea before us. Past behind us set in stone
Life’s ups and downs, its ebb and flow of joys and sorrows
splay
But ever in the Mercy-flood we simply call Today
Sometimes Today brings bonny breeze, its seas are flecked
with gold
And it is not too hard to sing; kings, glad with what we hold
But oh, sometimes we groan like beggars looking up to God
With hand outstretched pleading for mercy ‘neath love’s temp’ring
rod
How small the scope we peer through, trusting, hoping as we
pray
‘Thy will be done’ the bravest words that we will ever say
While God so rich in mercy, as we sense His loving care
Sustains us with His Presence; Peace and Strength beyond
compare
Sometimes Today is gray; grace does not waver in the gale
And what we do not know is Known by One who will not fail
Then Lord, as we look up to you as dawn breaks through yon
deep
Grant us the faith to trust in promises you always keep
© Janet Martin
Dear Lord, help us surrender our want to Your will.
Amen.
Dear Lord, help us surrender our want to Your will.
Amen.
Last night Karen called to see if I could write and post the day's update so she could go home and straight to bed...
Tonight's better-day update from Karen.
Hi all! Tonight I am writing the update for Karen so she can go
straight to bed when she gets home. First and foremost, a HUGE
thank-you to all who prayed, messaged etc. What a better day than
yesterday they had! Dave's pain was more manageable and he was able to
sit up for between 20-30 min. this morning. He was determined to try
again this afternoon but was unable to, simply because there was never
enough available nurses to help. Karen
is so encouraged today after a visit from their pastor, an elder and
some friends who gave her much appreciated hugs! She was able to chuckle
when a nurse called Dave stubborn and he immediately disagreed( some of
the old fire returning, such a good sign) They truly believe the
prayers are what made a huge difference today and plead with you all to
please pray...good days and bad alike! Dave asked Karen this afternoon,
after noticing her exhaustion, if she is okay. Others had encouraged her
to be open with her side of things so she told him about her emotional
melt-down and he is so concerned that she takes care of herself too!
this always touches her so much! So referring back to the roller-coaster
Karen
compared it to a few days ago, today was more up than down and Dave
reminded her that this is likely how it will be for the next while...up
and down.
That is why they covet our prayers each and every day and
thank-you in advance!
Praying
God grants you a restful night without nightmares or cramps! hugs~
Nice write. It felt like a "prayer circle". Thank you for the update. My prayers continue for the family.
ReplyDeleteMartin these two little words seem inept to convey the deep emotion in them but they are all I have...thank-you and God bless! Yes, it does feel like a 'family'... we who pray!
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