Through the clouds

It has been a difficult week, as many of you close to me might know. I have had to deal with unruly behavior - even among adults - as well as meeting deadlines, overcoming financial worries and handling the household while Jill struggles with her fibro myalgia.

Yet in spite of all that is thrown into our little household, I can see the Light that comes through the clouds, beckoning us not to get discouraged. We might have eyes that are weary from the pollution of the world's problems, but Jesus reaches out and grasps my hand when I cannot see His.

"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to {His} purpose." - Romans 8:28

"And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Phillpns 4:7


"It is not hard for the Lord to turn night into day. He that sends the clouds can as easily clear the skies. Let us be of good cheer. It is better farther on. Let us sing Hallelujah by anticipation." -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

"The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life." -- James L. Christensen

"Therefore the Christian heart, since it has been thoroughly persuaded that all things happen by God's plan, and that nothing takes place by chance, will ever look to him as the principal causes of things, yet will give attention to the secondary causes in their proper place." -- John Calvin