I'VE HAD TRAGEDY,
BUT I HAVE HAD LOTS OF JOY AND TRIUMPH.
-Coretta Scott King
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH
THE DEEP WATERS AND GREAT TROUBLE.
JESUS { I } WILL BE WITH YOU.
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH RIVERS OF DIFFICULTY,
YOU WILL NOT DROWN!
WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH
THE FIRE OF OPPRESSION,
YOU WILL NOT BE BURNED UP,
THE FLAMES WILL NOT CONSUME YOU.
FOR GOD IS { I AM } THE LORD,
YOUR GOD.
THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL,
YOUR SAVIOR.
Isaiah 43:2-3 Nlt
HEAVENLY FATHER,
NO ONE CAN EVER KNOW
THE TRUE MEANING OF THE WORDS
"TRAGEDY STRUCK HOME"
UNTIL TRAGEDY REALLY DOES HIT
THEM OR THEIR FAMILY.
I KNOW FIRSTHAND,
BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO US.
MY FIRST REACTION WAS FEAR.
AND THEN THERE WAS A
STRONG FEELING OF HELPLESSNESS
BECAUSE I REALIZED
THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO.
I AM ANGRY BECAUSE
I KNOW THAT THIS IS AN
OUTRIGHT ATTACK FROM THE DEVIL,
WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE
IS TO STEAL,
KILL, AND DESTROY.
BUT I AM GLAD
I CAN COME TO YOU -
THE GIVER OF LIFE -
AND ASK YOUR HELP
AS OUR FAMILY PULLS TOGETHER
TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER
THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.
YOUR WORD SAYS
YOU GIVE US LIFE IN ABUNDANCE,
AND YOUR PROMISE IS
YOUR PRESENCE IN YOUR PIECE.
I REFUSED TO LET FEAR
GET A GRIP ON ME.
I KNOW YOU CAN HELP US.
YOU ARE THE ONLY
TRUE GOD - THE MAKER
OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
IN ALL THERE IS.
NO THING ON EARTH
IS A CHALLENGE FOR YOU -
NOT EVEN THOSE
TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
YOU HAVE PROMISED STRENGTH,
YOUR HELP,
EVEN IN SOME CASES
REDEMPTION OF ALL I'VE LOST,
AND A FINAL,
SATISFYING RESOLUTION
TO MY PAIN WHEN I COME HOME TO YOU.
I TAKE JOY IN KNOWING
THAT WHILE I DON'T
FEEL SO STRONG RIGHT NOW,
YOU ARE BEING STRONG
FOR MY FAMILY AND ME.
FATHER,
THANK YOU FOR LOVING US SO MUCH.
MY TRUST IS IN YOU.
AMEN
Posted By: Judith A. Birt
Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 3:43PM
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