If I could behold scarred hands and face
and feet where nails pierced through were placed
I would ask, “How could you love me so very much,
to carry the weight of my sins to the cross,
and die that I might have new life
while suffering such an agonizing sorrowful death?”
But, he replied with scarred hands to my face
and with eyes reflecting the tears in my own,
“You see my child, there will be times
when you will suffer your own pain and loss,
and I will be there to comfort you.
I’ll not forsake you. You’ll not be alone.”
It is what I know He does for me now,
enfolding me in His arms of grace.
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Joyce E. Johnson (2018)
There are times when we need an unshakable trust in the Savior to get us through turbulent storms in life, when we don’t know what to do, and need His comfort and grace. But, He is there, always, and hears our every prayer, and knows our every need. In John 20:29 Jesus said, “Because you have seen me you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” And, in II Corinthians 12:9 Jesus says, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” NIV
JEJ
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Beautiful and a Blessed Easter to you and your family Joyce.
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Thank you, Cindy. Have a blessed Easter, also.
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Yes, he is with us in our trials and sorrows. What wondrous love is this! Only the truth of His love which you express so sweetly can fill hurting hearts with peace and hope.
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Yes, so true; He is our rock, our hope and salvation for all that we go through, for all the times when we don’t know where to turn, what to do, He is there for us.
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