Tuesday, February 20, 2018

SABRINA If you are a parent, you have almost certainly dealt with a child whose schedule at one time or another became a middle of the night ritual of trips to the side of your bed. A nightmare, monsters under the bed, fear of darkness, became a bigger than life threat to their security and calm. You become weary and tired, and your patience wears thin. And THEN – we remember and question – are WE really any different? An unexpected diagnosis, the sting of rejection, or shattered dreams. When fear floods our heart, we find ourselves wrestling with our questions in the darkness of disappointment and despair. And we wonder: Will peace, joy, beauty ever grow from this brokenness? Will morning ever come? It’s in these “long nights of the soul” where we can find great comfort in Scripture, especially the book of Psalms. While there are many, David in Psalm 119:84 articulates many of our deepest cries - "How long must I wait?” In Psalm 59:16 we find hope as we are reminded “For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress.” God’s word reminds us that even when our circumstances sway, God’s love remains the same. And there, in the certainty of His love, we find peace for the present and strength for the days to come.