Be strong and bold;have no fear or dread of them because it is the Lord your God who goes with you;he will not fail you or forsake you. Deut 31:6
What a troubled world we live in and its hard at times to put that in any sort of perspective as I walked this morning in a fresh morning frost, quiet and peace yet my heart carried a weight of the world's troubles.
I suspect for many who are grieving and suffering it would be easy to give into fear and to give up on living but we don't and we must not because God has given us a faith. Faith is something hard to explain at times but is really is as simple as 'I believe' and if that's the concept we have as Christians then that should give us an inner sense that God is in control of all things, he is present and a well of strength and peace when we feel our world is out of control and we are downcast. We struggle but we hold onto that faith. As people of God and people of faith and belief we need to be able to be present and strengthen those who may be feeling a 'crack' in their faith in these troubled times. Prayer, our prayers are the hope of the troubled world.
Grace and peace from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Anne, servant of the Lord.