Day 7: Tuesday, March 7, 2017     Psalm 147:3

I was speaking with my Aunt Ruth shortly after the recent passing of my own father. I remember her telling me that when her husband passed, decades ago, she and two co-workers found themselves commiserating as all three had lost their spouses around the same time.  My aunt and another woman were people of faith, but the third, a man, was an atheist. Sadly, the man had the hardest time coping with the loss of his wife and was most distraught. Try as he might to deal with his loss, he could not. He had nowhere to turn for relief; whereas, the two women could seek comfort in God and the scripture, which they did.

My aunt found her first and only husband when she was around forty years old. He filled that void in her life for only a dozen or so years, and his loss was complete for there would be no other, and she knew it. It was at that time in her life when she needed God the most, and He was there for her. Because she could see herself and her two co-workers dealing with their losses, she experienced personal witness to the healing power of faith, for those who have it, and the anguish experienced by those who do not.

Prayer: Dear God, let us remember that You are always there for us and none of our problems are too big for You. Because we have faith, we can always count on You as a source of comfort. We never have to be alone or lost. Amen.

Contributed by Mike Baker