Today was a big day for our family. We celebrated my niece and nephew’s profession of faith. My nephew opened the service by reading a prayer that was meaningful to him. Their grandpa read this prayer at Thanksgiving dinner in 2022, shortly after being diagnosed with a very treatable cancer. It became his story in the month of December 2022. He passed away unexpectedly from cancer in early January 2023. Listening to the words read today, I knew I wanted to share them with you!
I wonder how these words resonate in your heart. I wonder what you have experienced in your suffering. May we all find the courage to name the spaces where can say: I got nothing that I asked for–but everything I had hoped for! ❤️ trish
The poem struck me too. I’m curious if God sends/gives suffering, infirmity, etc or “allows” it so that we can grow from it