Have you ever been in a situation in your life when there was nothing anyone could really say or do that could really comfort you? So many times in our lives we are faced with circumstances where someone we care about is suffering and we just don't know what we can do to help them. A friend's cancer has returned, a loved one suffers a miscarriage, a parent is in hospice care and at the end of their life, a spouse leaves their marriage, a friend dies unexpectedly. We have no answers and we can't fix the problem and are left feeling totally inadequate. In the Bible, Job's friends came to comfort and console him and were totally overwhelmed when they came face to face with him. So they sat with him for seven days and seven nights and nobody said a word. That's the power of being there. Being there says, "I care about you and I care about your suffering." Being there puts you in a position where God can uniquely use you, even if you never open your mouth!! I am leaving to travel to Uganda with someone who did that for me this past year!!! It is Nancy's and my desire to bring the comfort of Jesus to those who need not only a wheelchair, but the power of His presence in our willingness to come. Come, Holy Spirit, Come.
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