At this very moment, I am in pain. My foot
that is no longer there is having spasms, phantom pain. We tend to think of
rejoicing as a feeling, but it is not. It is bound up in relationship, my
relationship to our heavenly Father that I am devoted to and committed to no
matter what. Joy is possible because God loves me and chose me when I was
unworthy because of sin. I wouldn’t even have the capacity to love Him unless
He loved me first. I can give thanks to God when I pray, even when I am in
pain, because He is faithful. I have trusted Jesus, surrendered my life to Him;
and thanksgiving is His will and destiny for me. What the Lord instructs me to
do, He empowers me to do through the Holy Spirit within me.
Rev.
Susan R. Slade
Dedicated
to Betsy Hall
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