Today I feel God is silent. I’ve been talking to Him for two days, but I feel He’s busy somewhere else. I was right. Today we just got the news that we’re losing a family member in the next 48 hours. I think God is busy there. There is a husband who needs God’s hand steadying his shoulder as he helps his wife take her last steps from this Earth. There are two sons and their families who need God to help them make peace with losing their mom at such a young age. Then there is my sister-in-law, herself, who needs God to hold out His hand to her as she takes the biggest journey of her life.
I guess these few days God has had His hands full. And it’s not that He isn’t listening to me, too, because for the last 38 weeks I’ve begun my prayer time each day by asking Him to be with my brother and his family as they face my sister-in-law’s demise. God is there. Doing exactly as I asked. I asked Him everyday to bring peace to that family and just be there in their midst, easing their way through something that is far from easy.
And so, as another day goes by, sometimes God’s presence is felt through His silence, and…I have written.
Sending loving kindness to your family at this difficult time.
Prayers, hugs and peace to you and your family at this time of loss.