Read Romans 5:1-5
As the Sunday morning hymns played softly on the TV, with scenes of pristine rolling hills and breathtaking coastlines in the background, she quietly slipped away. After years of radiation treatments, chemo therapy, and surgeries, her body could take no more and finally gave in to the cancer. I had said my last goodbye a few minutes earlier and now my dad was at her side as she slipped away.
And He was there as well. There was no doubt that the Holly Spirit wrapped around my dad and me that morning. We were saddened by her death but warmed by His presence. She had suffered enough and we were comforted by the knowledge she was in a better place with the Lord. I also knew that I would one day see her again, and that made all the difference in the world. But I was not sure about dad.
We never discussed our faith but I was pretty sure dad believed in God. But it was not until several years later that dad told me that had begun reading hia old King James Bible. He was having trouble, however, understanding the words, and old English phrases, and he wanted to know if I could help. I told dad about the newer translations and when Christmas came we gave him an NIV Life Application Study bible.
Dad is now working on reading the Bible cover to cover, and we often discuss topics that he is reading. So, last Christmas we gave him a Bible dictionary!
Yes, the Holly Spirit was there that Sunday morning and in His mysterious but wonderful way is still moving in our lives today.
Prayer: God, we thank you for pouring your Spirit into our hearts, so that we might find hope in our times of suffering. Amen.
Prayer Concern: those suffering from cancer.
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