Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning,
great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion,
therefore I will wait for him."
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the the one who seeks him;
Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,
so great is his unfailing love.
For he does not willingly bring affliction
or grief to the children of men.
Lamentations 3:22-25, 32-33
This scripture was part of my Saturday morning with my sisters. We have had to come to terms with much information and realizations regarding my Dad, not all of it things we want to accept.
We all agreed that some peace comes with acceptance and that we have to trust that no matter how much we think we love Dad, God loves him more than all of his put together. I can't begin to tell you what a great man my Dad is. That would have to be a blog in and of itself because there is so MUCH I could tell you, and because I wouldn't even know where to begin.
Some of my peace comes in knowing that once my Dad takes his last breath, he will be in the presence of God and there will be no more suffering. There will be no more cancer eating him up inside and out and causing him so much pain. I think I can handle so much and I tend to think of myself as strong but seeing my Dad in pain is one of the most horribly helpless feelings I have ever had to endure in my life.
With that, my sisters, my Mom and myself read this scripture and feel that we can be strong for my Dad. I just have to trust that God will take care of him when the time comes. I have no choice...
Recent Comments