As many of you know, today is the one year anniversary of the death of my brother Ted. It is still so hard. After what happened to him, lately I haven't had a very positive attitude about my own disease. And I want very much to have a positive attitude, for my own sake and for the sake of those around me.
I was reading in The Desire of Ages this morning, the chapter "The Centurion" which includes the story of Jesus raising a widow's son (Luke 7:11-17). She ends the chapter quoting 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 which I found very comforting. "Our friends, we want you to know the truth about those who have died, so that you will not be sad, as are those who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will take back with Jesus those who have died believing in Him...So then, encourage one another with these words" (Good News Bible).
Someone I have met only twice gave me a beautiful bell with the word "hope" written on it in several languages. Webster's defines hope as "desire with expectation of fulfillment". This word means a lot to me right now, both in relation to my brother, and where I am at in my own journey.
I am thankful that I have hope.
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Today I rush in and pull up your blog- haven't visited in awhile -and I've missed out. You've reminded me of beautiful words- - words of truth. As of late - someone has hooked my hamster wheel up to power and it keeps rotating faster and faster- - it is so good to pause- and have the mind rest - and be reminded that there is so much more than my little wheel. So much more - and "isn't that just a wonderful mind blower!" Such peace amongst the chaos! Thank you for taking the time to write on your blog - it is a blessing and a ministry to me today. Appreciate you - and see you soon....:) Well - sort of soon....
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