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Please pray for my Mom. She has been sick with a cold/bronchitis, something for about a month now, and has only seen the doctor once, about three weeks ago. She refuses to go back to the doctor at all, yet does not hesitate to complain about how long she has been sick.
I would also appreciate prayer for my sister. She got the lapband in June, and does not follow any dietary rules for weight loss surgery at all. Last night, we were having a family dinner at my sis-in-law's, and she helped herself to chocolate cake, and water ice with ice cream in it. The water ice was sugar free, but the ice cream was not. I only had a little taste of the water ice, separate from the sugar. I have been sugar free since Ash Wednesday, minus one cookie my granddaughter helped me make, last week. Please pray she gets on track with the right diet. She has experienced little weight loss as a result of her food choices. She did not choose RNY because of her clot history, she and I have the same clotting disorder, and she developed clots about 11 years ago. She was afraid that the more invasive surgery would triger clots.
Thanks,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
I never thought much about the hope of the resurrection until my 40 year old brother died suddenly four years ago. It was a huge comfort to know that our loss was not in vain, but that my brother was in the presence, dancing and rejoicing, no longer in the emotional and physical pain that plagued him most of his life. You see, our Dad had died when Neil was in 7th grade, and he took the loss the hardest. I was already out of the house, with a family of my own, and my other siblings older than me.
Then, 16 months later, our other brother died, at the age of 56, and he was crippled with torn ligaments in his legs, and was recuperating from double knee surgery, unable to walk. He also suffered from mental illness, all of his life, but like our younger brother, had faith in Jesus as Lord, and is now in heaven with our Lord.
Without the resurrection, I would not be comforted, and have no clue how unbelievers are able to cope with such losses.
What are your thoughts about our Lord's resurrection?
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
April 11
What If There Is No Resurrection?
On a very cold November afternoon, I sat under a green tent with my mother’s coffin in front of me. How many times had I stood in cemeteries, offering comfort and the Word of God to those who had lost a loved one? But this was my first experience of being on the other side of the casket. As I sat there, a shocking thought suddenly popped into my head: Suppose there is no resurrection! This idea was quickly driven away by my faith and confidence in Christ. But it had lasted just long enough for me to feel the despair and hopelessness of such a belief.
To help us appreciate Christ’s victory over the grave, let’s consider what the outcome of life and death would be without resurrection. First of all, Jesus would still be dead. That means our faith in Him would be worthless, and our message to the world would be a lie. Not only that, but Jesus Himself would be proved a liar since He claimed that He would rise from the dead.
There would be no forgiveness of sins, no possibility of reconciliation with God, and no hope of heaven. Even the believers who have died throughout history would have perished, and we would have no hope of reunion with our loved ones. Without the resurrection, everyone’s destiny after death would be hell.
Thank God, none of these scenarios are true. Our Savior lives, our sins are forgiven, death has been defeated, and believers in Christ have assurance of eternity in heaven. After considering how hopeless we would be without a resurrection, let’s rejoice all the more in the greatness of our salvation.
Albert Schweitzer
Let's see some prayer requests and praises today. I'm feeling a little better today so that's my praise. Let's all pray for Trish that her toes are healing and that we hear from her soon. God bless! Karen I did an embroidery of The House of the Seven Gables one summer, and I have yet to frame it. I love needlework, and have several projects started. My daughter put an order in for a small blanket my grandson can carry around, because he always drags his crib blanket I made when he was born when he wants to snuggle. Problem with that is that I made it the size of his crib mattress, so it is not a normal size baby blanket. When he was here one night, he stole my knitting project right out of my hands, and walked around the room holding it. He loves the feel of yarn, the softer the better. I am going to get to work on that, and finish a blanket I am working on for his Aunt Amy, who is expecting. I have made baby blankets for all of my daughter's in-laws babies. The newest one will be Baby #7, not including my grandchildren.
Praise: I got to spend the afternoon with my grandchildren one more time. I took my Mom up to my ex's house to help my daughter with the Munchkins while she was packing. We watched Tangled and then my former in-laws came by to give the kids some Pillow Pets they got for them. Then, my friend, the missionary, came by to see my daughter and the kids. Russ was the best man at my wedding, my ex's best friend from school. My daughter spent a summer with his family in Tunisia when his two older kids were my grandchildren's age, helping them as a nanny.
Prayer: Please pray for my daughter and the kids, as they travel home beginning Friday. She has a DVD player to help entertain the kids on the long car ride. I just hope she has better weather, and that the kids don't get sick like they did on the way here.
Thanks,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
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