Good Grief

I can't even imagine! What do you do now?

Life has been hard since you lost your spouse - and that, way too young. You have one son and are trying to get by. Now he has died. Grief, sorrow, pain, loss. There is nothing you can do but go out in public, join the others and bury your son. How will you face the next few days, never mind moving on from there.

While on the funeral procession a stranger has the audacity to approach those who are carrying your son. He reaches out to touch and commands your son to get up! What's up with that? How many times haven't you told him to "get up?" How could someone just stop buy and say that? Doesn't he know how hard this is already?

But then, to your utter amazement, shock and surprise, you son sits up! You're kidding me! What kind of a trick is this? But no! He really is getting up and starting to talk! Amazing! Tom Sawyer, you've got nothing on this kid!

What do you do when you are hopeless and in pain without anyone to turn to and Jesus steps in and changes your world? What would you do if he did that today?

May you experience God's amazing liberating and life-giving touch today!