This past week has been a rough one. A dear friend of Jeff's lost her husband. He was 35. She is now a single mom to a 6 year old and a 9 month old. His death was a complete shock to us and, as most people would, I put myself in her shoes and wondered how I would ever go on without Jeff by my side. The grief I have felt this week has been overwhelming and she and her boys are constantly in my thoughts and prayers.
Despite all the grief and heartache, I have seen beauty through the ashes. I had a clear view of our friend during the funeral and I was overwhelmed with the beauty of God because of her. Her face was basking in the glory of God during her husbands funeral. I saw a woman honoring The Lord in the words she spoke about her husband and the love she has for him. And despite her pain, she comforted ME in my struggles with Siahna's delays. Although she is walking through a very dark time in her life, she is allowing God's light to continue to shine through her in the way she is handling this tragedy.
I pray this prayer over her from Isaiah 61:3
To all who mourn in Israel he will give: beauty for ashes; joy instead of mourning; praise instead of heaviness. For God has planted them like strong and graceful oaks for his own glory.
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