Oh God, Cause my thoughts to be only of YOU!

There is no pain like watching your children suffer. It is so hard to see the grief of our children. The mind wants to question, the heart is screaming, and the flesh is overwhelmed with achiness that cannot be described. Sleep is fleeting at best. The days seem endless and yet life on planet earth continues on. The Bible is so accurate in its description of life here on earth...it is but a vapor. Last Friday, Larry was so very present in the lives of his family and on Saturday he was so present with his Heavenly Father and Elder Brother, Jesus. Our hearts want to rejoice with him, but are so burdened down with the grief of loss. Jesus knew this pain as He stood with Mary and Martha at the tomb of Lazarus. The Bible says HE wept. God Almighty, Maker of the Universe impart to those left behind your great comfort. May each one find their thoughts fixed on YOU, the author and the finisher of our faith. Only in YOU are our lives complete. We rehearse for ourselves your awesome nature on a regular basis so that we might continue on in this earthly race until you call each one of us into your literal presence! You are good, You are faithful, You do have a hope and a future for us, You do all things well, there is no shadow of turning with YOU, you are our peace, You are the light in our temporary darkness, You will never leave us or forsake us...we are not alone in our sorrow, You will continue to sing over us with joy, You will be faithful to the end and You alone reign in our lives. We submit to your will Oh God, cause our thoughts to be only of YOU!