Comfort gap...day 10



I spread out my hands to you; my soul thirst for you like a parched land.
Psalm 143:6

Today's art depicts the helpless feeling I experienced today when there was nothing I could do personally to lessen the pain my son was feeling. I wanted to do something...anything!  There was a gap between what I had to offer and what he needed.  In the midst of the worst pain I reached out to my friends for prayer.  God heard my cries and the prayers of dear friends...he gave Brian exceptional endurance to hang in there through the pain and he gave me comfort to hang in there alongside him. 

There are many times in life when my personal resources and my strength are terribly insufficient to meet the needs or challenges of the moment.  But when there are long periods between those "crying out" times and "easier times" I tend to get self-reliant...even arrogant about my strength and abilities. Today it is very clear to me that no matter how strong, or wise, or athletic, or creative, or resourceful, or caring, or compassionate  I might be...any of those things are not enough.  I sure don't feel self-reliant today...just grateful for the privilege of approaching God in prayer and grateful that God covered all my gaps with his amazing and limitless storehouse of love, strength, healing, comfort.

The truth is Jesus was holding me and Brian all day, I just needed to surrender my weakness into his comforting and everlasting arms.