Rejoice Always.
Pray continually.
Give thanks in every situation because this is God’s will for you.
I really like that last part, because it implies that God has this vibrant, enveloping, and massive love and grace for us. God’s design and his desires are always for the best for all of us. His will is never for bad, but always for the good.
Yesterday I got a call from my mom. She told me that the Hospice Nurse had called dad and said that my Paw-Paw was and has been recently declining and it would be very close until he would be passing away. So my wife and I drove up from Georgetown to Fort Worth to be with family.
It was a holy night.
We all shared stories from our families history and we laughed and we cried, but most of all we were there together with PawPaw. There were moments during the night where everyone would just get quiet and remember why we were here, but they didn’t last long because there was always another story to share and of course to laugh along with.
I wanted to be sad, but I couldn’t. I was and am so very thankful for those stories and for laughter and for family. When we were leaving last night I went over to my PawPaw and just laid my forehead on his and said, “PawPaw I love you very much.”
I trust my heavenly father with my PawPaw and I know that we have much to be rejoicing about and to be thankful for. He is one of the best men I know and he has taught me so much about what it means to be a man of God and I am thankful for that.
So, today I am feeling the Spirit is alive and well and in all of us.
I praise God for that.
Amen.