Everyone suffers
something.
But when children
suffer, it breaks your heart.
When your child
suffers, and you can't take the pain away, you would give your life for
them.
I walked past a room
yesterday (as I am here in the hospital with "Christian" as he
recovers from a knee bleed) and the mom of a teenage boy suffering with asthma
was standing outside the door sobbing. I
stopped, and put my hand on her shoulder.
She started to talk through the tears about his suffering. I know without a doubt she would have given
her life at that very moment for her son.
A mother's love is
something you just don't mess with.
But how do you give
thanks through the suffering?
God did. He knew what He was doing by sending Jesus to
die for us. I can't even imagine the
enormity of that sacrifice. Yes, I would
give my life for my child, but giving up my child's life?
We'll never know and
completely understand that gift. But
what we do is work to live a life pleasing to God through our every move and
through every word.
As Holy Week begins,
I want to spend time in reflection by trying to wrap my mind around the
sacrifice that was made for me. I mean,
I am a sinner beyond words, and God knew I would struggle, yet He sent His Son
for me.
God loves me just
the way I am...sin and all. Let's start each day remembering that God
loves each and every one of us without doubt and beyond measure.
Today I Am Thankful
For:
2. City lights from the hospital
window
3. The whirring of monitors in
the hospital room
4. Dry erase boards
5. Reclining chairs
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