The blessings continue! Dad has been released from the hospital today. It's hard to believe that last week at this time he was taken to the doctor with extreme pain, and ended up in emergency surgery. For a while it looked bleak. I think we can all agree that the power of prayer was at work. I'm not only referring to the prayers that asked for Dad's healing and recovery, but the prayers of love, support, and strength for myself and my family. You prayed when we couldn't, whether due to sadness, fear, anger, or lack of sleep. It was your prayers that carried us through this valley.
I think of Ephesians 2:10, "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Dad's work is not yet finished, and neither is our work. Since we do not know the day or time of our death, we must live each moment completely, as Christ to the world. There are times when this seems impossible, but thankfully we have support in the Body of Christ. Those brothers and sisters who can and will lift us when we stumble and love us no matter what. Your work is important, your prayers are vital, and your gifts are needed. Do the work you have been called to do.
One day at a time. Love never fails. Still sinking in. Works of God.
Amen!
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