Hi Friends,
Last week I was feeling wobbly, very wobbly.
The news of Operation Epic Fury made everyone feel wobbly.
Our son is currently serving in the Wisconsin National Guard. He has several friends that he served with in Djibouti, currently deployed in Kuwait.
We have an extended family member who is also stationed in Kuwait.
A friend has a son who is a pilot, is currently flying missions in the Middle East.
While feeling wobbly, I remind myself of the following...
When sadness visits your fortress and will not say when she is leaving, still hope.
When it doesn’t work out how you planned, still hope.
When you are holding broken dreams in your hands, still hope.
When what you believed to be true and trustworthy—is not, still hope.
When fear is running amok through the halls of your soul, still hope.
When the culmination of losses have added up and it would be foolish to keep betting on life, still hope.
When betrayal has poisoned the well, still hope.
When you can no longer make out the shape of goodness in the world, still hope.
When you feel uneasy, even frightened, for tomorrow, still hope.
When you have lost your radiance and struggle for joy, still hope.
When you cannot remember the last time God crossed your threshold, still hope.
Farrell Mason
That is a great poem! Prayers for your family and friends and all the service people in harm's way.
ReplyDeleteStill hope! Beautiful. Praying for your family and friends!!
ReplyDeletePrayers for all of our servicemen. Hoping Epic Fury is a success and the Iranian people are allowed the freedoms we have. I think we Americans forget what we have here...and freedom is NOT free. Janice
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely reminder. I continue to pray for all those serving and their families too.
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly is a difficult time Carla. We definitely need to hold on to hope.
ReplyDeleteI feel wobbly sometimes too, Carla, particularly about the ways of the world. Hope is a beautiful thing we must never lose. I'm sorry you are feeling wobbly about your son and others and what their future holds. God is always with us. Have a very nice March week.
ReplyDeletePraying for all those involved in the sadness and war time. Hugs. Kris
ReplyDeleteI can understand. 🙏
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