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Blinded by Grief

May 2, 2019 By admin

While we were taking our morning walk, my husband and I had a “misunderstanding.” I wondered if the sour feeling would lessen our ability to worship that day. Then on our way to church my husband kept asking about my reactions to Jesus’ crucifixion. That was the lesson he was about to teach in his adult class. He wondered how anyone could watch their son die that way — and yet, besides Mary — God, the Father, and the Holy Spirit had to watch Jesus die.

I told him that I could relate in a small way. I could remember how difficult it was for me to hear our five-year-old son scream for me when he was taken into surgery years ago. I could not follow him or hold his hand. He was on his own as he slipped into the lostness of anesthesia. That memory will always break my heart. Jesus had nothing to dull the pain of separation except for his faith in God’s love.

“Would you like to know when you are going to die?” Of course, each day means we are one day closer to our deaths. I remember the days leading up to my mother’s funeral and just wanting to get beyond that day. What was it like for Jesus to know when he was going to die? He had told the disciples about the time frame and they really weren’t paying attention. We surmised what it was like for him hanging on the cross — feeling emotional pain just as much, or more, than physical pain. Going into a death from which he could not be certain he would return. With some of his last breathes he focused on forgiveness for the guilty, and care for his mother.

We pondered the disciples’ grief as they waited after Jesus death. Had they followed Jesus in vain? They had lost their best friend and teacher — the dearest, kindest person they ever knew. Their sense of loss must have been so very dark and strong. We know the ending to the story but they were blinded by grief and vanishing faith.

My husband was so moved as he drove that he asked me for some tissues. I did not want to mess up my mascara as we talked, so I choked back my tears. Of course, I felt great sorrow for all involved in that awesome weekend many years ago. I felt gratitude for a God that would part with the Great Intimacy of Three to save the very people that would like to destroy their Creator. The day that changed history. A terrible day and yet a day of hope.

I was left in the wonder of witnessing my God’s love, and how much it has touched the heart of my husband. This same man who tracks his Fantasy Football scores, who fixes the toilet, who snores in my bed, who still struggles with bad habits–is close to tears when he ponders the cross of Jesus. I have noticed that my husband’s focus on Jesus leads him to greater compassion with people, and often with my annoying ways.

Truly, Jesus’ resurrection power was not only displayed in his physical body, but it exists every day in the hearts and lives of His believers. “And his incomparably great power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms” (Ephesians 1:19-20, NIV).

Karen Spruill writes from Florida.

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Getting Rid of the Pain

August 21, 2018 By admin

It’s almost more than I am able to comprehend. Over the past six months I have received the news from a number of good friends and family that are struggling with life-threatening illnesses. Cancer seems to be the malady that is most often cited, and my heart has been heavy more than once as I contemplate what each of these people (and their families) must be going through.

This old world is a weary place to live!  

It’s not that I don’t appreciate the good things in life, but my heart aches when I witness hurting people doing their best to slog through. The painful journey of attempting to stay positive regarding one’s eventual outcome in the face of a grim diagnosis seems so unfair. I can detect the peace-stealing look in the eyes of those who suffer, and my throat clenches to stop the heavy sighs that want to punctuate the quiet.

I’ve had the privilege of visiting sick and dying people that I care about on a good number of occasions, and honestly it’s something that I have never gotten used to. I want to somehow ease their pain and calm their fears, but all I can seem to do is clumsily grasp a frail hand and try my best to smile. My desire is to bring comfort, but it often seems that comfort is not mine to give.

I’ve even had moments when I think, “God, why don’t you do something? This person is hurting. Can’t you just ease some of this pain and give them some physical and emotional peace?” These questions aren’t a mocking inquiry made towards someone that I fear or disrespect. They are the outpouring of a heart that just wants it to stop. Enough is enough…isn’t it?

“From noon to three, the whole world was dark. Around mid-afternoon Jesus groaned from the depths, crying loudly,“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” which means,“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” (Matthew 27:45-46, The Message).

Somehow, this verse brings my soul back to center regarding the suffering of people. In ways that I don’t fully understand, it helps to know that we have an Advocate who has also traveled to the depths of despair through physical, spiritual, and emotional pain. One day the jagged trails of struggle and misery that we sometimes walk upon will be permanently dealt with. Until that day comes, we have the love and assurance that there is One who has been there before us, and can lead us through it.

Michael Temple writes from North Dakota

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My Child Is Hurting

April 24, 2017 By admin

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Dear God: It’s hard being a parent when I see my child experiencing something painful that I can’t do anything about. My son is depressed and lonely. Help him take his medication. But more than that, help him find comfort and healing in You. Show him You care about his feelings, his job, and his present situation. Bring someone into his life that he can relate to–someone who will be a positive influence.

Bless other parents who are also experiencing the pain of letting go. You created us in the first place and I know You will make all things beautiful in your time.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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