I was just cleaning out my desk and I came across a card I had kept from the funeral.
It reads:
God appearing at the strangest of places,
Doing the strangest of things.
Stretching smiles
where there had hung only frowns.
Placing twinkles
where there were only tears.
Hanging a bright star in a dark sky.
Arching rainbows
in the midst of thunderclouds.
For some reason the card makes me smile. I feel like those words are so true. For a while it felt like only tears and then as time passes there are still tears but there are also these beautiful memories and moments.
Pastor Dan said something at church last week (September '07) that struck both Matt and I to the core. And as I try to write about it I cannot hardly remember what he said but I remember agreeing with him completely. He was talking about faith and how we do things like work in the church and help others not because we believe works will save us but because we love Jesus and we want to please Him and show our love.
And then he went on about how faith is knowing that no matter what you are going through God will be there to carry you through. That doing things for Him just helps strengthen our faith and our love for him.
Matt & I went home that night and were reflecting on the past year and half. Truly we did not overcome our personal tragedy by any other means that being carried by God. We talked about some of the emotions we both go through. We are so proud of ourselves for sticking together and leaning on each other but we both know that the truth is that God carried us through and sustained us. Even more, our marriage is a testimony to everyone who prayed for us and helped us through.
It is just such an amazing thing to ponder...
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